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XQuery count Function

How to use the XQuery count function to determine the number of items in a sequence, with syntax and practical examples.

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