---
title: getClientReferenceCount
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/iostreambuffer/1809644-getclientreferencecount
---

# getClientReferenceCount

## Declaration

```occ
virtual SInt32 getClientReferenceCount(
 void ); 
```

## Return Value

Return Value The count of client references to this buffer. It may be positive or negative, depending on whether the client is sending data into the kernel, or the kernel is sending data out to the client.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [getBufferID](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809634-getbufferid.md)
- [getControlBuffer](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809652-getcontrolbuffer.md)
- [getDataBuffer](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809666-getdatabuffer.md)
- [initWithMemoryDescriptors](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809676-initwithmemorydescriptors.md)
- [receiveClientReference](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809687-receiveclientreference.md)
- [sendClientReference](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809696-sendclientreference.md)
- [setBufferID](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809706-setbufferid.md)
- [setControlBuffer](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809716-setcontrolbuffer.md)
- [setDataBuffer](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809732-setdatabuffer.md)
- [withMemoryDescriptors](kernel/iostreambuffer/1809743-withmemorydescriptors.md)