news-bundle/src/Resources/contao/models/NewsModel.php
public static function countPublishedByPids($arrPids, $blnFeatured=null, array $arrOptions=array())
	{
		if (empty($arrPids) || !\is_array($arrPids))
		{
			return 0;
		}

		$t = static::$strTable;
		$arrColumns = array("$t.pid IN(" . implode(',', array_map('\intval', $arrPids)) . ")");

		if ($blnFeatured === true)
		{
			$arrColumns[] = "$t.featured='1'";
		}
		elseif ($blnFeatured === false)
		{
			$arrColumns[] = "$t.featured=''";
		}

		if (!static::isPreviewMode($arrOptions))
		{
			$time = Date::floorToMinute();
			$arrColumns[] = "($t.start='' OR $t.start<='$time') AND ($t.stop='' OR $t.stop>'" . ($time + 60) . "') AND $t.published='1'";
		}

		return static::countBy($arrColumns, null, $arrOptions);
	}
public static function countPublishedByPids($arrPids, $blnFeatured=null, array $arrOptions=array())
	{
		if (empty($arrPids) || !\is_array($arrPids))
		{
			return 0;
		}

		$t = static::$strTable;
		$arrColumns = array("$t.pid IN(" . implode(',', array_map('\intval', $arrPids)) . ")");

		if ($blnFeatured === true)
		{
			$arrColumns[] = "$t.featured='1'";
		}
		elseif ($blnFeatured === false)
		{
			$arrColumns[] = "$t.featured=''";
		}

		if (!static::isPreviewMode($arrOptions))
		{
			$time = Date::floorToMinute();
			$arrColumns[] = "($t.start='' OR $t.start<='$time') AND ($t.stop='' OR $t.stop>'" . ($time + 60) . "') AND $t.published='1'";
		}

		return static::countBy($arrColumns, null, $arrOptions);
	}
Count published news items by their parent ID

@param array   $arrPids     An array of news archive IDs
@param boolean $blnFeatured If true, return only featured news, if false, return only unfeatured news
@param array   $arrOptions  An optional options array

@return integer The number of news items