From:	Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: sizeof() but nothing to do with sizeof( some_structure )
Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 1999 19:17:44 -0600
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"sephiroth AT id-base DOT com" wrote:
> 
> Just wondering if sizeof() is actually defined in the header files( if
> it is, which one? ) or is it a function built into the compiler? I have
> looked through loads of header files, and have found no trace of it.
> Also, what data type does it return? Thanx in advance for any help.

'sizeof' is an "operator" in the C language, just as '+' and '-' are,
not a function.  See K&R.

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