# What is a ShelvedPath HitCount?

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 30, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-a-shelvedpath-hitcount/8646 "2014-06-30T19:09:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-a-shelvedpath-hitcount/8646/1 "2014-06-30T19:09:39Z")

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The system.alarm.getShelvedPaths() function returns a list of ShelvedPath objects. A ShelvedPath object has a getHitCount method. What is a hit count?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-a-shelvedpath-hitcount/8646/2 "2014-06-30T19:54:59Z")

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It’s the number of times an AlarmEvent would have been evaluated but then wasn’t because it turns out it was shelved. I’m not sure if it was meant for internal or external use, but it’s there.

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**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-a-shelvedpath-hitcount/8646/3 "2014-06-30T19:58:52Z")

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Cool, thanks!