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<title>The sizeof operator</title>
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<h1>The sizeof operator</h1>
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<b>sizeof</b> will return the number of bytes reserved for a variable or
<a href="../CONCEPT/data_types.html">data type</a>.
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The following code shows <b>sizeof</b> returning the length of a data type.
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/* How big is an int? expect an answer of 4. */
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printf("%d \n", sizeof(int));
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<b>sizeof</b> will also return the number of bytes reserved for a
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/* Will print 8 on most machines. */
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printf("%d \n", sizeof(TwoInts));
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Finally, <b>sizeof</b> will return the length of a variable.
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printf ("%d \n", sizeof String);
printf ("%d \n", sizeof (String));
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In the example above I have printed the size of 'String' twice. This is to
show that when dealing with variables, the brackets are optional.
I recommend that you always place the brackets around the sizeof argument.
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<h2>Examples:</h2>
<a href="../EXAMPLES/sizeof.c">Example 1</a> Data types.
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<a href="../EXAMPLES/sizeof1.c">Example 2</a> Data objects.
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<h2>See also:</h2>
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The <a href="../FUNCTIONS/strlen.html">strlen </a>function.
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Other <a href="../CONCEPT/expressions.html">operators</a>
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<a href="../FUNCTIONS/malloc.html">malloc</a> function.
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<address>Martin Leslie
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