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From: Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Don't understand sizeof char* array
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:41:10 +1200
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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