.. _functx_max-line-length:

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functx:max-line-length
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The maximum line length

Description
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The functx:max-line-length function counts the number of characters in each 
line, and returns the maximum. It uses carriage return and/or newline characters 
to determine the end of a line. It is useful for determining the amount of space 
a fixed-format string will take up on, for example, a web page.

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

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:max-line-length('a value')
     - 7
   * - functx:max-line-length($lines)
     - 10

Depends On
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* :ref:`functx_lines`.

See Also
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* :ref:`functx_line-count`.