title: With mysql_fetch_array I can easily count the rows returned. Can I do something similar with mysql_fetch_object?
body: <p>(Apologies if necessary--my first Stack Overflow question. I'll be happy to modify it if anyone has suggestions. I have looked for an answer but I'm afraid my grasp of the terminology isn't good enough to make a complete search.)</p>
  
  <p>I'm accustomed to using mysql_fetch_array to get records from a database.
  When getting records that way, mysql_num_rows gives me a count of the rows.
  On my current project, however, I'm using mysql_fetch_object.
  mysql_num_rows doesn't seem to work with this function, and when I do a 'count' on the results of the query I get the expected answer: 1 (one object).</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to 'see into' the object and count the elements inside it?</p>