string-length Function
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4/8/2010
Returns the number of characters in the string.
Syntax
number string-length(string)
Parameters
- string
A string.
Return Value
Returns the number of characters in the string.
Remarks
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")
If an argument is not of type string, it is first converted to a string and then evaluated.