Count Within Steps

Returns the number of agents of a selected breed within a specified radius of itself. Use 200 steps to cover the entire terrain.

count [▼] within [_] steps is a code block part of the Detection drawer.

Usage

count [▼] within [_] steps is used to provide the number of agents of a selected breed that exist within a given step limit in Spaceland.

Syntax

Inputs in this block:

1. a breed from the dropdown menu (to count)
2. a number into the socket

Common Uses

• A common use of the count [▼] within [_] block is to monitor the total population of agents of a select breed. To do this simply, The World agent can be directed to count the number of agents within some region of Spaceland.

Related Blocks

• count [▼] within [_] with [▼] = [_]