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Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array

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On 08/ 9/11 09:34 PM, Angus wrote:
> I have this array:
>     char* s[] = {"cat", "cat", "dog", "mouse", "rat"};
>     int sz = sizeof(s);              // 20  why 20???
>
> I would expect sizeof to report 17.  Why is it reporting 20?

On your system, sizeof(char*) = 4 and you have 5 in the array.

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Ian Collins

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Don't understand sizeof char* array Angus <anguscomber@gmail.com> - 2011-08-09 02:34 -0700
  Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-09 21:41 +1200
  Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-08-09 11:30 +0000
  Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-09 08:48 -0400
    Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-08-10 01:23 -0700
      Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-08-10 09:00 -0400
        Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array Immortal Nephi <Immortal_Nephi@hotmail.com> - 2011-08-10 18:17 -0700
          Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array Paavo Helde <myfirstname@osa.pri.ee> - 2011-08-11 00:30 -0500

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