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Chapter 5 - Ink Objects / Ink Objects Reference

Functions / Manipulating Ink Object Properties

GXGetInkOwners

You can use the GXGetInkOwners function to determine the number of references to a particular ink object.

long GXGetInkOwners(gxInk source);

source

A reference to the ink to find the owner count of.

function result

The owner count of the source ink object.

DESCRIPTION

The GXGetInkOwners function returns as its function result the current number of references to the ink object.

ERRORS, WARNINGS, AND NOTICES

Errors
ink_is_nil

SEE ALSO

Owner counts for ink objects are discussed in the section "Copying, Comparing, and Cloning Ink Objects" beginning on page 5-39, and in the section "Manipulating an Ink Object's Owner Count" beginning on page 5-41.