Length element (View)

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Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013

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>

Elements and attributes

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

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>