Length Element (View)
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Returns the length of the string within the element. The value returned can be divided by, or subtracted from, the value of the Div or Sub attribute, respectively.
<Length
Div = "Integer"
Sub = "Integer">
</Length>
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
---|---|
Div |
Optional Integer. Specifies how much to divide the resulting value by. |
Sub |
Optional Integer. Specifies how much to subtract from the resulting value. |
Child Elements
Parent Elements
Numerous |
Occurrences
Minimum: 0 Maximum: Unbounded |
Remarks
The following line of code sets a variable named TextLength.
<SetVar Name="TextLength">This is some text that is
45 characters long.</SetVar>
The next block of code divides the value of the TextLength variable by 5, to render the number 9.
<Length Div="5">
<GetVar Name="TextLength"/>
</Length>