# JournalBufferWriter.ActiveEntryLength

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalbufferwriter/) | [Properties](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalbufferwriter/properties/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/b7a9e3e1c9c54b3cec3a467c5734bf7744541bcf/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalBufferWriter.cs#L88-L94)

```csharp
protected int ActiveEntryLength
```

Gets the number of bytes in the active entry.