## 9.3.147 SIZEOF (X)

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.

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