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FunctX XSLT Functions

functx:line-count

The number of lines

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Description

The functx:line-count function counts the number of lines in a string, using the carriage return and newline characters to indicate the end of a line.

Arguments and Return Type

NameTypeDescription
$arg xs:string? the string to test
return value xs:integer

XSLT Function Declaration

See XQuery definition.
<xsl:function name="functx:line-count" as="xs:integer"
              xmlns:functx="http://www.functx.com">
  <xsl:param name="arg" as="xs:string?"/>

  <xsl:sequence select="
   count(functx:lines($arg))
 "/>

</xsl:function>

Examples

<xsl:variable name="lines" as="item()*">
<'a>a
value
on
many
lines'
</xsl:variable>
XPath ExampleResults
functx:line-count('a value')
1
functx:line-count($lines)
5

Depends On

functx:linesSplit a string into separate lines

See Also

functx:word-countThe number of words
functx:max-line-lengthThe maximum line length

History

Published OnLast UpdatedContributor(s)
2006-06-272007-02-26Priscilla Walmsley, Datypic, pwalmsley@datypic.com, http://www.datypic.com
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