fn:count

Counts the number of items in a sequence.

count($arg as item()*) ➔ xs:integer

Arguments

 

$arg

item()*

The sequence whose items are to be counted

Result

xs:integer

Namespace

http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions

Links to W3C specifications

XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and later versions. Available in all Saxon editions. Available for all platforms.