Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:23:14 -0800 (PST)
From: "Ismael Herrera Zamarron(MCC)" <ihz AT uxmcc2 DOT iimas DOT unam DOT mx>
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To: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: size_t
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Does this type belongs to posix standard or ansi standard? 

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On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
> > could someone please explain to me how size_t works please?
> 
> size_t is a variable whose range of values covers all possible sizes
> of other variables.  Example:
> 
> size_t a;
> char b[100];
> a = sizeof(b);  /* a is now 100 */
> printf("a = %d\n", a); /* prints "a = 100" */
> 
> > ie. when you decalre a variable to be of type int at compile time it sets
> > aside 2 bytes for the integer to be stored.
> 
> 4 bytes.
> 
> > What happens when you declare a variable or function to be of type
> > size_t ??
> 
> You get a variable that can hold the value of the size of any object.
>