string-length Function
Returns the number of characters in the string.
number string-length(string)
Remarks
If an argument is not of type string, it is first converted to a string using the string() function and then the result of that conversion is evaluated.
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String conversions for node sets that are passed as arguments to this function may yield unexpected results. For more information, see string Function. |
This function is case-sensitive.
Example
If the argument is omitted, it returns the number of characters in the string-value of the context node.
The following function call returns 4:
string-length("abcd")
The following function call returns 5:
string-length("ab cd")