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Given a char variable and a char array, the task is to write a program to find the size of this char variable and char array in C.

Examples:

Input: ch = 'G', arr[] = {'G', 'F', 'G'}
Output: 
Size of char datatype is: 1 byte
Size of char array is: 3 byte

Input: ch = 'G', arr[] = {'G', 'F'}
Output: 
Size of char datatype is: 1 byte
Size of char array is: 2 byte

Approach:
In the below program, to find the size of the char variable and char array:

  • first, the char variable is defined in charType and the char array in arr.
  • Then, the size of the char variable is calculated using sizeof() operator.
  • Then the size of the char array is find by dividing the size of the complete array by the size of the first variable.

Below is the C program to find the size of the char variable and char array:




// C program to find the size of
// char data type and char array
  
#include <stdio.h>
  
int main()
{
  
    char charType = 'G';
    char arr[] = { 'G', 'F', 'G' };
  
    // Calculate and Print
    // the size of charType
    printf("Size of char datatype is: %ld byte\n",
           sizeof(charType));
  
    // Calculate the size of char array
    size_t size = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
  
    // Print the size of char array
    printf("Size of char array is: %ld byte",
           size);
  
    return 0;
}


Output:

Size of char datatype is: 1 byte
Size of char array is: 3 byte

Last Updated : 15 Oct, 2019
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