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NBS_GET_CHILDREN - Get the number of children of a structured item
Description:
Check that the ID is not NIL and does not pertain to a primitive item.
Return the number of children that it has.
Invocation:
(Int) = NBS_GET_CHILDREN (ID,CHILDREN,STATUS)
Arguments:
ID = INTEGER (Given)
Identifier of the item whose number of children is to be got.
CHILDREN = INTEGER (Returned)
Number of children.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given and returned)
The global status. Possible return values are,
NBS__NILID NIL ID
NBS__PRIMITIVE Parent is primitive
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NBS The Noticeboard System
Starlink User Note 77
D.J. Allan
11 September 1995
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ussc@star.rl.ac.uk