--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns the number of <tt>Element</tt> children of the parent object.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc = Document.new '&lt;a&gt;sean&lt;b/&gt;elliott&lt;b/&gt;russell&lt;b/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'\n doc.root.size            #-&gt; 6, 3 element and 3 text nodes\n doc.root.elements.size   #-&gt; 3\n"
full_name: REXML::Elements#size
is_singleton: false
name: size
params: ()
visibility: public