Pike v8.0 release 1738

Method _refs()


Method _refs

int _refs(string|array|mapping|multiset|function(:void)|object|program o)

Description

Return the number of references o has.

It is mainly meant for debugging the Pike runtime, but can also be used to control memory usage.

Note

Note that the number of references will always be at least one since the value is located on the stack when this function is executed.

See also

_next(), _prev()