# Get Attribute: particleCountInStrip Menu Path : **Operator > Attribute > Get Attribute: particleCountInStrip** The **Get Attribute: particleCountInStrip** returns the particleCountInStrip, which is a [standard attribute](Reference-Attributes.md), of a simulated element depending on [Location](Attributes.md#attribute-locations). This Operator outputs the current number of particles in the particle strip the current particle belongs to. [!include[](Snippets/Operator-GetAttributeOperatorSettings.md)] ## Operator properties | **Output** | **Type** | **Description** | | -------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | particleCountInStrip | int | The value of the particleCountInStrip attribute, based on **Location**.
If this attribute has not been written to, this Operator returns the default attribute value. | ## Details The value the attribute returns uses the system’s space (either local-space or world-space).