# Ev::depth

(PECL ev >= 0.2.0)

Ev::depth — Returns recursion depth

### Description

final public static Ev::depth ( ) : int

The number of times Ev::run() was entered minus the number of times Ev::run() was exited normally, in other words, the recursion depth. Outside Ev::run() , this number is `0` . In a callback, this number is `1` , unless Ev::run() was invoked recursively (or from another thread), in which case it is higher.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

ev_depth() returns recursion depth of the default loop.

### See Also

- Ev::iteration() - Return the number of times the default event loop has polled for new events