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<strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Library</strong>-specific MethodsASA<strong>to</strong>mGetCountASInt32 ASA<strong>to</strong>mGetCount (void);DescriptionGets <strong>the</strong> number of ASA<strong>to</strong>ms that have been allocated. The maximum number ofASA<strong>to</strong>ms is 0xFFFFFFFF. (This was a 16-bit value in Acrobat 4.x, and changed <strong>to</strong> a 32-bitvalue in Acrobat 5.)ASA<strong>to</strong>ms cannot be deleted or freed. Use this method <strong>to</strong> determine if it is necessary <strong>to</strong> reinitialize<strong>the</strong> library before creating more ASA<strong>to</strong>ms.ParametersNoneReturn ValueNumber of ASA<strong>to</strong>ms currently allocated.Header File<strong>PDF</strong>LCalls.hRelated MethodsASA<strong>to</strong>mExistsForString<strong>PDF</strong>LInit<strong>PDF</strong>LTerm<strong>PDF</strong> <strong>Library</strong> <strong>Supplement</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Acrobat <strong>Core</strong> <strong>API</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> 3
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