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

# KayaDoc.extractSummary(3kaya)

Find the summary component of a documentation block

## NAME

KayaDoc::extractSummary - Find the summary component of a documentation block

## SYNOPSIS

**Maybe\<ElementTree\> extractSummary(** *ElementTree part* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**part** A documentation block extracted from API documentation

## DESCRIPTION

Find the **summary**  component of a documentation block, if possible.

## 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.

## RELATED

**KayaDoc.findEntry (3kaya)**

**KayaDoc.moduleSummary (3kaya)**