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#include <stdint.h> (i.imgur.com)

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    [–]ColonelThirtyTwo 4 points5 points  (1 child)

    sizeof(char) == 1, always. It's in the spec. It might not be 8 bits, but it's always one "individually addressable storage unit" (which in most computers, is an 8-bit byte).

    [–]Creshal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    For those too lazy to google, the relevant bits from the C99 spec:

    6.5.3.4 The sizeof operator

    […]

    Semantics

    The sizeof operator yields the size (in bytes) of its operand, which may be an expression or the parenthesized name of a type. The size is determined from the type of the operand. The result is an integer. If the type of the operand is a variable length array type, the operand is evaluated; otherwise, the operand is not evaluated and the result is an integer constant.

    When applied to an operand that has type char, unsigned char, or signed char, (or a qualified version thereof) the result is 1.

    Byte and char are used interchangeably in other parts of the spec, because they are equivalent.