C++ Array Size

Get the Size of an Array

To get the size of an array, you can use the sizeof() operator:

Example

int myNumbers[5] = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};
cout << sizeof(myNumbers);

Result :

20

Why did the result show 20 instead of
5
, when the array contains 5 elements?

It is because the sizeof() operator returns the size of a type in bytes. Continue reading C++ Array Size

C Array Size

Get Array Size or Length

To get the size of an array, you can use the sizeof operator:

Example

int myNumbers[] = {10, 25, 50, 75, 100};
printf(“%lu”, sizeof(myNumbers)); // Prints 20

Why did the result show 20 instead of 5, when the array contains 5 elements?

– It is because the sizeof operator returns the size of a type in bytes.

You learned from the Data Types article that an int type is usually 4 bytes, so from the example above, 4 x 5 (4 bytes x 5 elements) = 20 bytes. Continue reading C Array Size