NSFetchRequest *request = [[[NSFetchRequest alloc] init] autorelease];
NSEntityDescription *tagEntity = [NSEntityDescription entityForName:@"entityName" inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext];
[request setEntity:tagEntity];
NSError *error = nil;
NSArray *array = [managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:request error:&error];
return [array count];