diff --git a/core/modules/utils/utils.js b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
index a529369c9..becb70e2d 100644
--- a/core/modules/utils/utils.js
+++ b/core/modules/utils/utils.js
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ Various static utility functions.
 /*global $tw: false */
 "use strict";
 
+/*
+Return the number of keys in an object
+*/
+exports.count = function(object) {
+	var s = 0;
+	$tw.utils.each(object,function() {s++;});
+	return s;
+};
+
 /*
 Push entries onto an array, removing them first if they already exist in the array
 	array: array to modify