SizeOf¶

Return size (in bytes) of a variable or type.

Declaration¶

Source position: system.fpd line 65

function SizeOf(X: TAnyType) : 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.

Example¶

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.

Name	Description
Addr	Return address of a variable.
BitSizeOf	Return size (in bits) of a variable or type.