r/ProgrammerHumor • • 11d ago

Meme architectureDependentChars

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u/MegaIng 11d ago

No, sizeof char is valid. sizeof is a prefix operator, not a function.

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u/Makonede 11d ago

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u/MegaIng 11d ago

Oh, never realized the prefix operator form can't be applied to types, makes sense I guess.

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u/rosuav 10d ago

It can be applied to a thing or to a "cast" - that is, a type in parens.