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AECountItems(_:_:)

Counts the number of descriptors in a descriptor list.

Declaration

func AECountItems(_ theAEDescList: UnsafePointer<AEDescList>!, _ theCount: UnsafeMutablePointer<Int>!) -> OSErr

Parameters

  • theAEDescList:

    A pointer to the descriptor list to count. See Aedesclist.

  • theCount:

    A pointer to a count variable. On return, the number of descriptors in the specified descriptor list, which can be 0, if the list is empty.

Return Value

A result code. See Result Codes.

Discussion

Your application typically counts the descriptors in a descriptor list when it is extracting data from an Apple event. You can use the functions in “Getting Items From Descriptor Lists” to get an individual item from a descriptor list or to iterate through the items.

Version-Notes

Thread safe starting in OS X v10.2.