.size()
Method returns the length of a string.
Description of the method
| Description: |
.size() method returns the length of a string. N.B. use the dot (.) operator and not the arrow (->) to find out the lenght of the value. The arrow operator is used for getting the count of elements. |
| Available for: | string |
| Parameters: | - |
| Return type: | integer |
Example
| Context: | HeaderType1 |
| OCL: | self.Id.size() <= 20 |
| Description: | The example rule check the length of the value of <Id> element and check that it is less than or equal to 20. |
The XML snippet below would pass this check. The lenght of the value is 20.
<Id>IdContentLengthOf20.</Id>
The other snippet below however would not pass this check, the length of the value is 21.
<Id>IdContentLengthOf21..</Id>