count_records

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb, line 22
        def count_records
          count = if has_cached_counter?
            @owner.send(:read_attribute, cached_counter_attribute_name)
          elsif @reflection.options[:counter_sql]
            @reflection.klass.count_by_sql(@counter_sql)
          else
            @reflection.klass.count(:conditions => @counter_sql, :include => @reflection.options[:include])
          end
          
          @target = [] and loaded if count == 0
          
          if @reflection.options[:limit]
            count = [ @reflection.options[:limit], count ].min
          end
          
          return count
        end