# Total Count Using "eval" in a single raw

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/total-count-using-eval-in-a-single-raw/157187>\
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**Created:** [January 8, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/total-count-using-eval-in-a-single-raw/157187 "2009-01-08T09:23:33Z")\
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Hi,

Can anyone help me to get the “namecount” using eval, see the data  
belows;

> > namecount = eval(’:name=\>{1=\>{1=\>{“first\_name”=\>“leon”, “last\_name”=\>“may”}, 2=\>{“first\_name”=\>“lion”, “last\_name”=\>“king”}}}’)

I want an output should be “namecount = 2”, because I’m counting how  
many “name” in one raw (1record).

Thanks in Advance!