##print selected edge length
#to see the output hisotry open the Report view (not the Python console)
#print "HelloO World\n"
#QtGui.QMessageBox.information(None, "edge.Length", text)
try:
	edge = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0].SubObjects[0]
	if edge.ShapeType == "Edge":
		text = str(edge.Length) + " (edge.Length of " + FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0].FullName + ")\n"
		App.Console.PrintError(text) 
	else:
		App.Console.PrintError("no edge\n")
except:
	App.Console.PrintError("no edge\n")