| Description: | Returns the number of bytes of storage used by the argument. SIZEOF is a specific function with no generic name. | ||
| Class: | Inquiry function; Specific | ||
| Arguments: | X is a scalar or array (of any data type). It must not be an assumed-size array. | ||
| Results: | The result is of type integer(4) on ia32 processors; INTEGER(8) on Alpha and ia64 processors. The result value is the number of bytes of storage used by X. | ||
Examples
SIZEOF (3.44) has the value 4.
SIZEOF ('SIZE') has the value 4.