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GetElementsCount

Returns a number of elements in the current paragraph.

Syntax​

expression.GetElementsCount();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

number

Example​

Count the number of elements inside a paragraph in a document.

// How do I count the elements that make up a paragraph in a document?

// Track how the element count changes as new runs are added to a paragraph in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.RemoveAllElements();
let run = Api.CreateRun();
run.AddText("Number of paragraph elements at this point: ");
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddText("" + paragraph.GetElementsCount());
run.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddElement(run);
run.AddText("Number of paragraph elements after we added a text run: ");
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddText("" + paragraph.GetElementsCount());