fn:string-length

string-length() ➔ xs:integer

Returns the number of characters in the string value of the context item.

There are no arguments

Result

xs:integer

string-length($arg as xs:string?) ➔ xs:integer

Returns the number of characters in the specified string.

Arguments

 

$arg

xs:string?

The input string

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.