AESizeOfAttribute

Declaration

OSErr AESizeOfAttribute(const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType *typeCode, Size *dataSize);

Parameters

theAppleEvent

A pointer to the Apple event to get the attribute data from. See AppleEvent.

theAEKeyword

The keyword that specifies the attribute. Some keyword constants are described in Keyword Attribute Constants. See AEKeyword.

typeCode

A pointer to a descriptor type. On return, specifies the descriptor type of the attribute. For a list of AppleScript’s predefined descriptor types, see Descriptor Type Constants. Can be NULL. See DescType.

dataSize

A pointer to a size variable. On return, the length, in bytes, of the data in the attribute. Can be NULL.

Return Value

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