[#boost-urls-url_view_base-size]
= xref:boost.adoc[boost]::xref:boost/urls.adoc[urls]::xref:boost/urls/url_view_base.adoc[url&lowbar;view&lowbar;base]::size
:relfileprefix: ../../../
:mrdocs:

Return the number of characters in the url

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/url_view_base.hpp#L184[boost&sol;url&sol;url&lowbar;view&lowbar;base&period;hpp]&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
std::size&lowbar;t
size() const noexcept;
----

== Description

This function returns the number of characters in the url&apos;s encoded string, not including any null terminator, if present&period;

== Example

[,cpp]
----
assert( url_view( "file:///Program%20Files" ).size() == 23 );
----
== Complexity

Constant&period;

== Exception Safety

Throws nothing&period;

== Return Value

The number of characters in the url&period;


[.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#
