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# StringRefCount

Get the reference count of a string

## Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 1232

`function StringRefCount(`
`const S: RawByteString`
`):SizeInt; overload; function StringRefCount(`
`const S: UnicodeString`
`):SizeInt; overload;`

## Description

StringRefCount returns the reference count of a string (S), regardless of the string type. It accesses the internal structures of the string to retrieve this information. For an empty string, 0 is returned.

## See also

StringCodePage |  | Get the code page of a string
StringElementSize |  | Get the character size of a string.

Documentation generated on: May 14 2021