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SharedReferenceCount

NOTE: The primary reason these reference counters are 32-bit values (and not 16-bit to save memory), is that atomic operations require at least 32-bit objects.

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Syntax

int32 SharedReferenceCount

Remarks

NOTE: The primary reason these reference counters are 32-bit values (and not 16-bit to save memory), is that atomic operations require at least 32-bit objects. Number of shared references to this object. When this count reaches zero, the associated object will be destroyed (even if there are still weak references!)

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