XQuery count Function

XQuery count Function

The count function is used to count the total items present in a sequence.

Syntax

count($seq as item()*)

Input Parameters

• $seq is the provided sequence. A sequence can contain 0 or more items.

Example

XQuery Expression

let $items := (1,2,3,4,5,6)
let $count := count($items)
return
   <result>
      <count>{$count}</count>
   </result>

Output

<result>
   <count>6</count>
</result>