---
name: "ElementTree.findElement"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ElementTree.findElement"
---

# ElementTree.findElement(3kaya)

Get the index of a named sub-element from an element

## NAME

ElementTree::findElement - Get the index of a named sub-element from an element

## SYNOPSIS

**Maybe\<Int\> findElement(** *ElementTree block, String subname* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**block** The element

**subname** The child element's name

## DESCRIPTION

Gets the index of the first named sub-element within the parent element, or **nothing**  if the element does not have a sub-element with that name.

Generators will be evaluated to see if their root element is the right element.

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.