SizeOf

Declaration:
Function SizeOf (X : Any Type) : Longint;
Description:
SizeOf returns the size, in bytes, of any variable or type-identifier.

Remark: This isn’t really a RTL function. Its result is calculated at compile-time, and hard-coded in the executable.

Errors:
None.
See also:
Addr (451)

Listing: refex/ex63.pp


Program Example63;

{ Program to demonstrate the SizeOf function. }
Var
  I : Longint;
  S : String [10];

begin
  Writeln (SizeOf(I));  { Prints 4  }
  Writeln (SizeOf(S));  { Prints 11 }
end.