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Return the number of categories in the registry&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;ball&lowbar;administration&period;h&gt;`

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static
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numCategories();
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== Description

Return the number of categories in the registry of the logger manager singleton&period; The behavior is undefined unless the logger manager singleton has been initialized and is not in the process of being shut down&period;

== Return Value

number of categories in the registry


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