count
Returns the number of individual items making up the input sequence. The count of an empty set is zero.
Languages
Built-in, C++, C#, Java, XQuery, XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XSLT 3.0.
Note that this function has limited functionality in XSLT 1.0.
Parameters
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
parent-context | Optional argument. Supplies the parent context. See also Example: Changing the Parent Context.
The parent-context argument is an optional argument in some MapForce core aggregation functions (e.g., min, max, avg, count). In a source component which has multiple hierarchical sequences, the parent context determines the set of nodes on which the function should operate. |
nodes/rows | This argument must be connected to the source item to be counted. |
Example
See Example: Changing the Parent Context, Example: Counting Database Table Rows.