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Unique Objects Modified
API ID: CountObjectsModifiedUniqueLanguages: Any
Targets: Functions
The number of unique objects modified by this function
Example:
int my_global = 10;
void modifies(int x)
{
int y, z;
x += 1; // + 1 Parameters count
x ++; // Duplicates do not count
y += 1; // + 1 Locals count
y ++; // Duplicates do not count
my_global += 1; // + 1 Globals count
my_global ++; // Duplicates do not count
} // CountObjectsModifiedUnique = 3
Compare to CountObjectsModified which counts all modifications to objects by this function.