fn:string-length

Returns the number of characters in a string.

string-length($value as xs:anyAtomicType?:=fn:string(.)) ➔ xs:integer

Arguments

 

$value

xs:anyAtomicType?

:= fn: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

XPath 4.0 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.