XQuery sum Function

XQuery sum Function

The sum function is used to get the sum of total items present in a sequence.

Syntax

sum($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 $sum := sum($items)
return
   <result>
      <sum>{$sum}</sum>
   </result>

Output

<result>
   <sum>21</sum>
</result>