## public Election::parseVotes

### Description    

```php
public Election->parseVotes ( string $input [, bool $isFile = false] ): int
```

Import votes from a text source. If any invalid vote is found inside, nothing are registered.
    

##### **input:** *```string```*   
String or valid path to a text file.    


##### **isFile:** *```bool```*   
If true, the input is evalatued as path to text file.    


### Return value:   

*(```int```)* Count of the new registered vote.


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### Related method(s)      

* [Election::addVote](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--addVote.md)    
* [Election::parseCandidates](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--parseCandidates.md)    
* [Election::parseVotesWithoutFail](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--parseVotesWithoutFail.md)    
* [Election::addVotesFromJson](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--addVotesFromJson.md)    

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### Examples and explanation

* **[Manual - Add Vote](https://github.com/julien-boudry/Condorcet/wiki/II-%23-B.-Vote-management-%23-1.-Add-Vote)**