---
title: text
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/osserialize/1808110-text
---

# text

Returns the XML text serialized so far.

## Declaration

```occ
virtual char * text() const; 
```

## Return Value

Return Value The nul-terminated XML data serialized so far.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [addChar](kernel/osserialize/1808034-addchar.md)
- [addString](kernel/osserialize/1808045-addstring.md)
- [addXMLEndTag](kernel/osserialize/1808061-addxmlendtag.md)
- [addXMLStartTag](kernel/osserialize/1808073-addxmlstarttag.md)
- [clearText](kernel/osserialize/1808086-cleartext.md)
- [previouslySerialized](kernel/osserialize/1808096-previouslyserialized.md)
- [withCapacity](kernel/osserialize/1808120-withcapacity.md)