/**
* Returns the number of beans we have in DB of a given type.
*
* @param string $type type of bean we are looking for
*
* @return integer $num number of beans found
*/
public function count($type)
{
try {
return (int) $this->writer->count($type);
} catch (RedBean_Exception_SQL $e) {
if (!$this->writer->sqlStateIn($e->getSQLState(), array(RedBean_QueryWriter::C_SQLSTATE_NO_SUCH_TABLE))) {
throw $e;
}
}
return 0;
}
