---
name: "Builtins.memUsage"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Builtins.memUsage"
---

# Builtins.memUsage(3kaya)

Debugging function

## NAME

Builtins::memUsage - Debugging function

## SYNOPSIS

**Int memUsage(** *var a val* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**val** Any variable

## DESCRIPTION

Debugging function for Kaya development: Returns the number of heap bytes used to store *val*

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.