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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+/// \file vli_size.c
+/// \brief Calculates the encoded size of a variable-length integer
+//
+// Author: Lasse Collin
+//
+// This file has been put into the public domain.
+// You can do whatever you want with this file.
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+
+extern LZMA_API(uint32_t)
+lzma_vli_size(lzma_vli vli)
+{
+ if (vli > LZMA_VLI_MAX)
+ return 0;
+
+ uint32_t i = 0;
+ do {
+ vli >>= 7;
+ ++i;
+ } while (vli != 0);
+
+ assert(i <= LZMA_VLI_BYTES_MAX);
+ return i;
+}