file:size

Returns the size of a file or directory.

size($path as xs:string, $recursive as xs:boolean?:=false()) ➔ xs:integer

Arguments

 

$path

xs:string

Path to file/directory

 

$recursive

xs:boolean?

:= false()

Determines whether the operation should recurse down though the filesystem tree. (New in EXPath 4.0. Not yet implemented in Saxon.)

Result

xs:integer

Namespace

http://expath.org/ns/file

Links to specifications

EXPath File Module 1.0

EXPath File Module 4.0

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0 and later versions. Implemented since Saxon 9.5. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Available for all platforms.