.. _functx_line-count:

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functx:line-count
================= 

The number of lines

Description
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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.

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   * - **Parameters**
     - **Description**
   * - arg:string()
     - the string to test

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:line-count('a value')
     - 1
   * - functx:line-count($lines)
     - 5

Depends On
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* :ref:`functx_lines`.

See Also
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* :ref:`functx_word-count`.
* :ref:`functx_max-line-length`.