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EffectiveSizeOf<T>(ref T)

Returns the effective size in bytes of this string.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: Unity.Collections
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.ManagedKernelModule

EffectiveSizeOf<T>(T)

public static int EffectiveSizeOf<T>(this ref T fs) where T : unmanaged, INativeList<byte>, IUTF8Bytes

Parameters

fs

T
A string to get the effective size of.

Returns

Type

Description

intThe effective size in bytes of this string.

Remarks

"Effective size" is 
Length + 3
, the number of bytes you need to copy when serializing the string. (The plus 3 accounts for the null-terminator byte and the 2 bytes that store the Length).
Useful for checking whether this string will fit in the space of a smaller string.