System.StringRefCount

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Delphi

function StringRefCount(const S: UnicodeString): Integer;
function StringRefCount(const S: _RawByteStr): Integer;

C++

extern DELPHI_PACKAGE int __fastcall StringRefCount(const UnicodeString S)/* overload */;

Properties

Type	Visibility	Source	Unit	Parent
function	public	System.pas System.hpp	System	System

Description

Returns the reference count of a string.

Call StringRefCount to obtain the reference count of a string. Each string has an associated reference count. This value is used to detect how many references a string has.

To ensure that a string has a reference count of one, call UniqueString.

See Also

• UniqueString