The string-length() function

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The string-length() XPath 2.0 function returns the number of characters in a string.

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integer fn:string-length(arg1)

Parameters:

  • arg1: a node reference or literal.

Example

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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" 
 xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" 
 xmlns:exf="http://smartsite.nl/namespaces/xforms/1.0"
 xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions">
 <head>
  <title>Example</title>
  <xf:model>
   <xf:instance>
    <data xmlns="">
     <tekst>www.formulierenserver.nl</tekst>
    </data>
   </xf:instance>
  </xf:model>
 </head>
 <body>
  <xf:group>
    <xf:output value="fn:string-length('motor-car')" />
    <xf:output value="fn:string-length(tekst)" />
  </xf:group>
 </body>
</html>

The result will be:

9
24

Namespace

This function is available within the XPath 2.0 namespace (http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions).