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functx:line-count

The number of lines

Description

The functx:line-count function counts the number of lines in a string, using the carriage return and newline characters to indicate the end of a line.

Arguments and Return Type

XQuery Function Declaration

declare namespace functx = "http://www.functx.com";
declare function functx:line-count
  ( $arg as xs:string? )  as xs:integer {

   count(functx:lines($arg))
 } ;

Examples

'a
value
on
many
lines'

functx:line-count('a value')

1

functx:line-count($lines)

5

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