+//____________________________________________________________________
+Int_t
+AliESDtrackCuts::CountAcceptedTracks(AliESD* esd)
+{
+ //
+ // returns an the number of tracks that pass the cuts
+ //
+
+ Int_t count = 0;
+
+ // loop over esd tracks
+ for (Int_t iTrack = 0; iTrack < esd->GetNumberOfTracks(); iTrack++) {
+ AliESDtrack* track = esd->GetTrack(iTrack);
+
+ if (AcceptTrack(track))
+ count++;
+ }
+
+ return count;
+}
+