function display_count($text_output) {
    $to_num = ($this->number_of_rows_per_page * $this->current_page_number);
    if ($to_num > $this->number_of_rows) $to_num = $this->number_of_rows;

    $from_num = ($this->number_of_rows_per_page * ($this->current_page_number - 1));

    if ($to_num == 0) {
      $from_num = 0;
    } else {
      $from_num++;
    }

    if ($to_num <= 1) {
      // don't show count when 1
      return '';
    } else {
      return sprintf($text_output, $from_num, $to_num, $this->number_of_rows);
    }
  }