Description
The fn:string-length function returns an xs:integer value indicating the number of characters in the string. Whitespace is significant, so leading and trailing whitespace characters are counted.
This description is © Copyright 2007, O'Reilly Media. It is excerpted from the book XQuery by Priscilla Walmsley, O'Reilly, 2007. For a complete explanation of this function, please refer to Appendix A of the book. Arguments and Return Type| Name | Type |
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$arg |
xs:string? |
| return value |
xs:integer |
Examples| XSLT Example | Results |
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string-length('query')
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5
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string-length(' query ')
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9
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string-length(normalize-space(' query '))
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5
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string-length('xml query')
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9
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string-length('')
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0
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string-length(())
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0
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See AlsoHistory |
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