# XPathNumber

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The **`XPathNumber()`** function executes the given XPath query on XML text and returns the result as a number.

Follow [this link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XPath) to learn more about XPath.

This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](https://docs.wem.io/platform/~/changes/y5gAfiyi2fILzrLzUUHj/wemreference/sql-compatibility).
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Returns an <mark style="color:green;">number</mark> that is the result of an xpath query.

If the result is a list then returns the length of the list.
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### Syntax

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<summary><code>XPathNumber(</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xml</code></mark><code>,</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xpath</code></mark><code>)</code></summary>

`XPathNumber([Settings.BookStoreXml], "/bookstore/book[price>30]")`\
\&#xNAN;*=> 2*

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### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Name</th><th width="150">Type</th><th width="150" align="center">Required</th><th width="248.15953250810662">Description</th><th data-hidden>Required?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xml</code></mark></td><td>text</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>Text that contains XML</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>xpath</code></mark></td><td>text</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>Text that contains an XPath query</td><td>yes</td></tr></tbody></table>