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pointers size allocation

what basically is a size of pointer ??
Sep 2 '07 #1
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JosAH
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what basically is a size of pointer ??
Why don't you check it out yourself? Sizes of pointers differ per system.
Read this for starters:

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  1. char* p;
  2. printf("sizeof(char*): %d\n", sizeof(p));
  3.  
kind regards,

Jos
Sep 2 '07 #2
rhitam30111985
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i think pointers always store an address which is an interger hence its size shud be 4 bytes (cud be 8 bytes depending on the machine)
Sep 3 '07 #3

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