How to to get current legend column count using arcpy?

Question

Hi

Is there anyway to get current legend column count using arcpy? like legegend.columncount   OR legend.getcolumncount ? I couldn't see these properties in documentation.

I am trying to increment  column count conditionally using  legend.adjustColumnCount

Thank you

WesMiller · Answer

The default for column count is 1 if your trying to increment a legend simply start or reset the legend to 1

LegendElement—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

DarrenWiens2 · Answer

Can you explain why incrementing adjustColumnCount doesn't work? It seems like you should be able to:

1.) make any changes to your legend

2.) record the current (original) legend elementWidth

3.) increment the number of columns using adjustColumnCount

4.) when the incremented legend elementWidth = the original legend elementWidth, you know the number of columns

SurendranNeelakantan · Answer

I   want to know how many columns in the  legend element.  Not how many items in the legend.

I hope It is clear now.