/**
* Counts the number of related beans in an N-M relation.
* This method returns the number of beans of type $type associated
* with reference bean(s) $bean. The query can be tuned using an
* SQL snippet for additional filtering.
*
* @param RedBean_OODBBean|array $bean a bean object or an array of beans
* @param string $type type of bean you're interested in
* @param string $sql SQL snippet (optional)
* @param array $bindings bindings for your SQL string
*
* @return integer
*
* @throws RedBean_Exception_Security
*/
public function relatedCount($bean, $type, $sql = NULL, $bindings = array())
{
if (!$bean instanceof RedBean_OODBBean) {
throw new RedBean_Exception_Security('Expected array or RedBean_OODBBean but got:' . gettype($bean));
}
if (!$bean->id) {
return 0;
}
$beanType = $bean->getMeta('type');
try {
return $this->writer->queryRecordCountRelated($beanType, $type, $bean->id, $sql, $bindings);
} catch (RedBean_Exception_SQL $exception) {
$this->handleException($exception);
return 0;
}
}
