C | Pointer Basics | Question 4

Consider a compiler where int takes 4 bytes, char takes 1 byte and pointer takes 4 bytes.

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int arri[] = {1, 2 ,3};
    int *ptri = arri;

    char arrc[] = {1, 2 ,3};
    char *ptrc = arrc;

    printf("sizeof arri[] = %d ", sizeof(arri));
    printf("sizeof ptri = %d ", sizeof(ptri));

    printf("sizeof arrc[] = %d ", sizeof(arrc));
    printf("sizeof ptrc = %d ", sizeof(ptrc));

    return 0;
}

(A) sizeof arri[] = 3
sizeof ptri = 4
sizeof arrc[] = 3
sizeof ptrc = 4
(B) sizeof arri[] = 12
sizeof ptri = 4
sizeof arrc[] = 3
sizeof ptrc = 1
(C) sizeof arri[] = 3
sizeof ptri = 4
sizeof arrc[] = 3
sizeof ptrc = 1
(D) sizeof arri[] = 12
sizeof ptri = 4
sizeof arrc[] = 3
sizeof ptrc = 4


Answer: (D)

Explanation: Size of an array is number of elements multiplied by the type of element, that is why we get sizeof arri as 12 and sizeof arrc as 3. Size of a pointer is fixed for a compiler. All pointer types take same number of bytes for a compiler. That is why we get 4 for both ptri and ptrc.

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