.\"return the number of references to a data structure
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refs
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refs
 
.SH Name
.SI 5
refs() - return the number of references to a data structure
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.SH Synopsis
.SI 5
int refs( mixed data );
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.SH Description
.SP 5 5
The number of references to `data' will be returned by refs().  This is 
useful for deciding whether or not to make a copy of a data structure
before returning it.
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.SH See also
.SI 5
children(), inherit_list(), deep_inherit_list(), objects()
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