functx:number-of-matches
The number of regions that match a pattern
Description
The functx:number-of-matches function counts the number of times a string matches a particular pattern (regular expression). It does not count overlapping regions.
Parameters |
Description |
|---|---|
arg:string() |
the string to test |
pattern:string() |
the regular expression |
Examples
XPath |
Results |
|---|---|
functx:number-of-matches(‘abcabc’,’ab’) |
2 |
functx:number-of-matches(‘12345’,’d’) |
5 |
functx:number-of-matches(‘aaaaaa’,’aaa’) |
2 |