def count( self, limit=1000, **kwargs ):
		"""
			Returns the number of entities that this query matches.

			:param limit: Limits the query to the defined maximum entities count.\
			If there are more results than this limit, stop short and just return this number.\
			Providing this argument makes the count operation more efficient.
			:type limit: int

			:param config: Optional configuration to use for this request. This must be specified\
			as a keyword argument.
			:type config: dict

			:returns: The number of results.
			:rtype: int
			"""
		return( self.datastoreQuery.Count( limit, **kwargs ) )