GetVarSpikeCount

Returns the number of timestamps in the specified variable.

Syntax

GetVarSpikeCount(doc, varNumber, varType)

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

doc

documentReference

Reference to the document

varNumber

number

1-based variable number within the group specified by varType.

varType

string

Variable type. Should be ‘neuron’, ‘neuronorevent’, ‘event’, ‘interval’, ‘wave’, ‘continuous’, ‘marker’ or ‘all’

Return

Returns the number of timestamps in the variable. For a continuous variable, returns the number of fragments.

Examples

Python

import nex
doc = nex.GetActiveDocument()
numSpikes = nex.GetVarSpikeCount(doc, 3, "neuron")

NexScript

doc = GetActiveDocument()
numSpikes = GetVarSpikeCount(doc, 3, "neuron")