Description

 

Returns the size of a variable or a variable type.

 

Syntax

 

n = SizeOf (Variable)

 

Returns

 

Number

 

Parameters

 

 

Remarks

 

Variable can be a single variable name or an UDT or any UDT element in any nested UDT structures.

Variable types can be any of the supported thinBasic variable types.

 

Expressions will generate a runtime error. It can be possible to understand expression size at runtime but it has be decided to leave this limitation.

 

Restrictions

 

See also

 

Examples

 

USES "console"

Alias console_writeline As WL

 

Dim sFormat As String = "#####"

 

wl "Some basic data size"

wl repeat$(70, "-")

wl USING$("Size of BYTE                           is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(Byte)         )

wl USING$("Size of INTEGER                        is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(Integer)      )

wl USING$("Size of WORD                           is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(WORD)         )

wl USING$("Size of DWORD                          is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(DWORD)        )

wl USING$("Size of LONG                           is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(Long)         )

wl USING$("Size of QUAD                           is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(QUAD)         )

wl USING$("Size of SINGLE                         is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(Single)       )

wl USING$("Size of DOUBLE                         is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(Double)       )

wl USING$("Size of EXT                            is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(EXT)          )

wl USING$("Size of CURRENCY                       is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(Currency)     )

wl USING$("Size of STRING (strings are pointers)  is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(String)       )

Dim MyString As String

wl USING$("Size of MyString (empty variable)      is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(MySTRING)     )

MyString = "ABCDEF"

wl USING$("Size of MyString (filled with ABCDEF)  is: " & sFormat, SIZEOF(MySTRING)     )

 

wl repeat$(70, "-")

wl "Press any key to finish"

console_waitkey