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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
 
Returns the size in bytes of any string packed with a given description.
 
Returns the size in bytes of any string packed with a given description.
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(string) = string.packsize(format)
 
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=== Parameters ===
 
=== Parameters ===

Latest revision as of 15:33, 13 July 2023

Available since: Gideros 2022.1
Class: string

Description

Returns the size in bytes of any string packed with a given description.

(string) = string.packsize(format)
You can't use s and z because they have variable lengths

Parameters

format: (string) the format used to pack the strings

Return values

Returns (number) the pack size