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RefCounted
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`AESContext<class_AESContext>`, :ref:`AStar2D<class_AStar2D>`, :ref:`AStar3D<class_AStar3D>`, :ref:`AStarGrid2D<class_AStarGrid2D>`, :ref:`AudioEffectInstance<class_AudioEffectInstance>`, :ref:`AudioSample<class_AudioSample>`, :ref:`AudioSamplePlayback<class_AudioSamplePlayback>`, :ref:`AudioStreamPlayback<class_AudioStreamPlayback>`, :ref:`CameraFeed<class_CameraFeed>`, :ref:`CharFXTransform<class_CharFXTransform>`, :ref:`ConfigFile<class_ConfigFile>`, :ref:`Crypto<class_Crypto>`, :ref:`DirAccess<class_DirAccess>`, :ref:`DTLSServer<class_DTLSServer>`, :ref:`EditorDebuggerPlugin<class_EditorDebuggerPlugin>`, :ref:`EditorDebuggerSession<class_EditorDebuggerSession>`, :ref:`EditorExportPlatform<class_EditorExportPlatform>`, :ref:`EditorExportPlugin<class_EditorExportPlugin>`, :ref:`EditorFeatureProfile<class_EditorFeatureProfile>`, :ref:`EditorFileSystemImportFormatSupportQuery<class_EditorFileSystemImportFormatSupportQuery>`, :ref:`EditorInspectorPlugin<class_EditorInspectorPlugin>`, :ref:`EditorResourceConversionPlugin<class_EditorResourceConversionPlugin>`, :ref:`EditorResourcePreviewGenerator<class_EditorResourcePreviewGenerator>`, :ref:`EditorResourceTooltipPlugin<class_EditorResourceTooltipPlugin>`, :ref:`EditorSceneFormatImporter<class_EditorSceneFormatImporter>`, :ref:`EditorScenePostImport<class_EditorScenePostImport>`, :ref:`EditorScenePostImportPlugin<class_EditorScenePostImportPlugin>`, :ref:`EditorScript<class_EditorScript>`, :ref:`EditorTranslationParserPlugin<class_EditorTranslationParserPlugin>`, :ref:`EncodedObjectAsID<class_EncodedObjectAsID>`, :ref:`ENetConnection<class_ENetConnection>`, :ref:`EngineProfiler<class_EngineProfiler>`, :ref:`Expression<class_Expression>`, :ref:`FileAccess<class_FileAccess>`, :ref:`HashingContext<class_HashingContext>`, :ref:`HMACContext<class_HMACContext>`, :ref:`HTTPClient<class_HTTPClient>`, :ref:`ImageFormatLoader<class_ImageFormatLoader>`, :ref:`JamAutoExport.BuildConfig<class_JamAutoExport.BuildConfig>`, :ref:`JamAutoExport.ExportConfig<class_JamAutoExport.ExportConfig>`, :ref:`JamClientApi.GameSessionAddress<class_JamClientApi.GameSessionAddress>`, :ref:`JamClientApi.PlayerInfo<class_JamClientApi.PlayerInfo>`, :ref:`JamConfig<class_JamConfig>`, :ref:`JamConfig.CacheResult<class_JamConfig.CacheResult>`, :ref:`JamError<class_JamError>`, :ref:`JamHttpBase.Result<class_JamHttpBase.Result>`, :ref:`JamHttpRequestPool.ScopedClient<class_JamHttpRequestPool.ScopedClient>`, :ref:`JamJwt<class_JamJwt>`, :ref:`JamJwt.TokenData<class_JamJwt.TokenData>`, :ref:`JamJwt.TokenParseResult<class_JamJwt.TokenParseResult>`, :ref:`JamReplicator.StateFrame<class_JamReplicator.StateFrame>`, :ref:`JamReplicator.StateInterp<class_JamReplicator.StateInterp>`, :ref:`JamResult<class_JamResult>`, :ref:`JamThreadHelper.ProducerHandle<class_JamThreadHelper.ProducerHandle>`, :ref:`JamThreadHelper.ThreadProduct<class_JamThreadHelper.ThreadProduct>`, :ref:`JavaClass<class_JavaClass>`, :ref:`JavaScriptObject<class_JavaScriptObject>`, :ref:`KeyValCache<class_KeyValCache>`, :ref:`KeyValCache.CacheResult<class_KeyValCache.CacheResult>`, :ref:`KinematicCollision2D<class_KinematicCollision2D>`, :ref:`KinematicCollision3D<class_KinematicCollision3D>`, :ref:`Lightmapper<class_Lightmapper>`, :ref:`MeshConvexDecompositionSettings<class_MeshConvexDecompositionSettings>`, :ref:`MeshDataTool<class_MeshDataTool>`, :ref:`MultiplayerAPI<class_MultiplayerAPI>`, :ref:`Mutex<class_Mutex>`, :ref:`NavigationPathQueryParameters2D<class_NavigationPathQueryParameters2D>`, :ref:`NavigationPathQueryParameters3D<class_NavigationPathQueryParameters3D>`, :ref:`NavigationPathQueryResult2D<class_NavigationPathQueryResult2D>`, :ref:`NavigationPathQueryResult3D<class_NavigationPathQueryResult3D>`, :ref:`Node3DGizmo<class_Node3DGizmo>`, :ref:`OggPacketSequencePlayback<class_OggPacketSequencePlayback>`, :ref:`OpenXRAPIExtension<class_OpenXRAPIExtension>`, :ref:`PackedDataContainerRef<class_PackedDataContainerRef>`, :ref:`PacketPeer<class_PacketPeer>`, :ref:`PCKPacker<class_PCKPacker>`, :ref:`PhysicsPointQueryParameters2D<class_PhysicsPointQueryParameters2D>`, :ref:`PhysicsPointQueryParameters3D<class_PhysicsPointQueryParameters3D>`, :ref:`PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D<class_PhysicsRayQueryParameters2D>`, :ref:`PhysicsRayQueryParameters3D<class_PhysicsRayQueryParameters3D>`, :ref:`PhysicsShapeQueryParameters2D<class_PhysicsShapeQueryParameters2D>`, :ref:`PhysicsShapeQueryParameters3D<class_PhysicsShapeQueryParameters3D>`, :ref:`PhysicsTestMotionParameters2D<class_PhysicsTestMotionParameters2D>`, :ref:`PhysicsTestMotionParameters3D<class_PhysicsTestMotionParameters3D>`, :ref:`PhysicsTestMotionResult2D<class_PhysicsTestMotionResult2D>`, :ref:`PhysicsTestMotionResult3D<class_PhysicsTestMotionResult3D>`, :ref:`RandomNumberGenerator<class_RandomNumberGenerator>`, :ref:`RDAttachmentFormat<class_RDAttachmentFormat>`, :ref:`RDFramebufferPass<class_RDFramebufferPass>`, :ref:`RDPipelineColorBlendState<class_RDPipelineColorBlendState>`, :ref:`RDPipelineColorBlendStateAttachment<class_RDPipelineColorBlendStateAttachment>`, :ref:`RDPipelineDepthStencilState<class_RDPipelineDepthStencilState>`, :ref:`RDPipelineMultisampleState<class_RDPipelineMultisampleState>`, :ref:`RDPipelineRasterizationState<class_RDPipelineRasterizationState>`, :ref:`RDPipelineSpecializationConstant<class_RDPipelineSpecializationConstant>`, :ref:`RDSamplerState<class_RDSamplerState>`, :ref:`RDShaderSource<class_RDShaderSource>`, :ref:`RDTextureFormat<class_RDTextureFormat>`, :ref:`RDTextureView<class_RDTextureView>`, :ref:`RDUniform<class_RDUniform>`, :ref:`RDVertexAttribute<class_RDVertexAttribute>`, :ref:`RegEx<class_RegEx>`, :ref:`RegExMatch<class_RegExMatch>`, :ref:`RenderSceneBuffers<class_RenderSceneBuffers>`, :ref:`RenderSceneBuffersConfiguration<class_RenderSceneBuffersConfiguration>`, :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>`, :ref:`ResourceFormatLoader<class_ResourceFormatLoader>`, :ref:`ResourceFormatSaver<class_ResourceFormatSaver>`, :ref:`ResourceImporter<class_ResourceImporter>`, :ref:`SceneState<class_SceneState>`, :ref:`SceneTreeTimer<class_SceneTreeTimer>`, :ref:`ScopeLocker.ScopeLock<class_ScopeLocker.ScopeLock>`, :ref:`Semaphore<class_Semaphore>`, :ref:`SkinReference<class_SkinReference>`, :ref:`StreamingUpload.FileReader<class_StreamingUpload.FileReader>`, :ref:`StreamingUpload.StringReader<class_StreamingUpload.StringReader>`, :ref:`StreamPeer<class_StreamPeer>`, :ref:`SurfaceTool<class_SurfaceTool>`, :ref:`TCPServer<class_TCPServer>`, :ref:`TextLine<class_TextLine>`, :ref:`TextParagraph<class_TextParagraph>`, :ref:`TextServer<class_TextServer>`, :ref:`Thread<class_Thread>`, :ref:`TLSOptions<class_TLSOptions>`, :ref:`TriangleMesh<class_TriangleMesh>`, :ref:`Tween<class_Tween>`, :ref:`Tweener<class_Tweener>`, :ref:`UDPServer<class_UDPServer>`, :ref:`UPNP<class_UPNP>`, :ref:`UPNPDevice<class_UPNPDevice>`, :ref:`WeakRef<class_WeakRef>`, :ref:`WebRTCPeerConnection<class_WebRTCPeerConnection>`, :ref:`XMLParser<class_XMLParser>`, :ref:`XRInterface<class_XRInterface>`, :ref:`XRPose<class_XRPose>`, :ref:`XRTracker<class_XRTracker>`, :ref:`ZIPPacker<class_ZIPPacker>`, :ref:`ZIPReader<class_ZIPReader>`

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.. rst-class:: classref-reftable-group

Methods
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   | :ref:`int<class_int>`   | :ref:`get_reference_count<class_RefCounted_method_get_reference_count>` **(** **)** |const| |
   +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>` | :ref:`init_ref<class_RefCounted_method_init_ref>` **(** **)**                               |
   +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>` | :ref:`reference<class_RefCounted_method_reference>` **(** **)**                             |
   +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>` | :ref:`unreference<class_RefCounted_method_unreference>` **(** **)**                         |
   +-------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_RefCounted_method_get_reference_count:

.. rst-class:: classref-method

:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_reference_count** **(** **)** |const|

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.. _class_RefCounted_method_init_ref:

.. rst-class:: classref-method

:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **init_ref** **(** **)**

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.. _class_RefCounted_method_reference:

.. rst-class:: classref-method

:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **reference** **(** **)**

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.. _class_RefCounted_method_unreference:

.. rst-class:: classref-method

:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **unreference** **(** **)**

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