tickit_string_ref - Man Page

adjust the refcount of a counted string

Synopsis

#include <tickit.h>

TickitString *tickit_string_ref(TickitString *s);
void tickit_string_unref(TickitString *s);

Link with -ltickit.

Description

tickit_string_ref() increments the stored refcount of the given counted string instance by one. It returns the pointer argument itself, so it is useful for chaining.

tickit_string_unref() decrements the stored refcount of the given counted string instance by one. If the refcount drops to zero, the instance is destroyed.

Return Value

tickit_string_ref() returns a counted string instance pointer. tickit_string_unref() returns no value.

See Also

tickit_string_new(3), tickit_string(7), tickit(7)

Referenced By

tickit_string(7), tickit_string_new(3).

The man page tickit_string_unref(3) is an alias of tickit_string_ref(3).