In C#, the sizeof
operator returns a number of bytes that would be allocated by the common language runtime in managed memory.
For example, the following returns the sizeof
an integer
type.
Example: Convert string to int using Parse()
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net;
namespace ConvertString
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(int)); //returns 4
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(char)); // returns 2
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(bool));//returns 1
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(long));//returns 8
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(float));//returns 4
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(double));//returns 8
Console.WriteLine(sizeof(decimal));//returns 16
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
Output:
It can be used with the enum
type, as shown below.
Example: sizeof with Enum
public struct Point
{
public Point(byte tag, double x, double y) => (Tag, X, Y) = (tag, x, y);
public byte Tag { get; }
public double X { get; }
public double Y { get; }
}
Sizeof(Point); // returns 24
however, the sizeof
operator cannot determine the size of a variable.
int i = 10;
sizeof(i);// compilation error: 'i' does not have a predefined size, therefore sizeof can only be used in an unsafe context
sizeof(string);//compilation error: Cannot take the address of, get the size of, or declare a pointer to a managed type ('string')
All Comments