[#absl-Cord-EstimatedMemoryUsage]
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Returns the _approximate_ number of bytes held by this cord.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/strings/cord.h>`

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size_t
EstimatedMemoryUsage(xref:absl/CordMemoryAccounting.adoc[CordMemoryAccounting] accounting_method = CordMemoryAccounting::kTotal) const;
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== Description

See CordMemoryAccounting for more information on the accounting method.

== Return Value

The approximate number of bytes held by the Cord.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *accounting_method*
| The accounting mode used for the estimate.
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