"><a class="link" href="cairo-Regions.html#cairo-region-t" title="cairo_region_t"><span class="returnvalue">cairo_region_t</span></a> *
cairo_region_reference (<em class="parameter"><code><a class="link" href="cairo-Regions.html#cairo-region-t" title="cairo_region_t"><span class="type">cairo_region_t</span></a> *region</code></em>);</pre>
<p>Increases the reference count on <em class="parameter"><code>region</code></em>
 by one. This prevents
<em class="parameter"><code>region</code></em>
 from being destr