.. _functx_word-count:

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functx:word-count
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The number of words

Description
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The functx:word-count function returns the number of words in a string(or node 
that is atomized). Word boundaries are determined by the definition of "word 
characters" in Unicode. If $arg is the empty sequence, it returns zero.

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   * - **Parameters**
     - **Description**
   * - arg:string()
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Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:word-count('hello there world')
     - 3
   * - functx:word-count(' hello  world    ')
     - 2
   * - functx:word-count('a.b.c')
     - 3

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