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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://catboost.ai/docs/en/llms.txt

# getUsedCategoricFeatureCount

```java
public int getUsedCategoricFeatureCount()
```

#### Purpose

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Return the number of categorical features in the model.
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