For example:sizeof(char*)
returns 4. As does int*
, long long*
, everything that I've tried. Are there any exceptions to this?
Answer
The guarantee you get is that sizeof(char) == 1
. There are no other guarantees, including no guarantee that sizeof(int *) == sizeof(double *)
.
In practice, pointers will be size 2 on a 16-bit system (if you can find one), 4 on a 32-bit system, and 8 on a 64-bit system, but there's nothing to be gained in relying on a given size.
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