sizeof char* array in C/C++

Question

There are plenty of similar inquires, but in my case I don\'t understand what isn\'t working:

int mysize = 0;
mysize = sizeof(samplestring) / sizeof(*samplestrin         


        

Answer 1

you are asking the size of a pointer on a char. So I guess you're using a 32bit system.

If you're using C++, use std::string :

std::string samplestring("Hello world");
std::cout << samplestring.size() << std::endl;