>DOMString</code> variable on the implementation 
   platform.</DL>
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getLength</H3>
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public int <B>getLength</B>()</PRE>
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<DD>The number of 16-bit units that are available through <code>data</code> 
 and the <code>substringData</code> method below. This may have the 
 value zero, i.e., <code>CharacterData</code> nodes may be empty.<DD><DL>
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