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

# ElementTree.textSizeOfBlock(3kaya)

Get the text length of an element

## NAME

ElementTree::textSizeOfBlock - Get the text length of an element

## SYNOPSIS

**Int textSizeOfBlock(** *Element element* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**element** The element

## DESCRIPTION

Get the text length of an element's contents, including any text in sub-elements, but not the tags that delimit those elements. Items such as \< are shown in their unescaped form.

Note that any element generators inside the element will be evaluated as a result of this function, which may be very inefficient.

## 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.