count() function

[vangilsweb]

Is there an alternative for the following function?

 

<?php if ($products->count()>0):?>

 

This function causes long loading time. Is there an alternative, for we only want to know if $products contains products, not the number of products.

[vangilsweb]

solved it like this:

 

instead of:

<?php if ($products->count()>0):?> [i]code...[/i]

 

use this:

<?php if (!$products->count()):?> [i]no code...[/i]
<?php else : ?> [i]code...[/i]