C++ Size of Variable on your computer

#include

void main()

{

using std::cout;

cout << "the size of an int is:\t"

<< sizeof(int) << " bytes.\n";

cout << "the size of a short int is:\t"

<< sizeof(short) << " bytes.\n";

cout << "the size of a long int is:\t"

<< sizeof(long) << " bytes.\n";

cout << "the size of a char is:\t"

<< sizeof(char) << " bytes.\n";

cout << "the size of a double is:\t"

<< sizeof(double) << " bytes.\n";

cout << "the size of a float is:\t"

<< sizeof(float) << " bytes.\n";

cout << "the size of a bool is:\t"

<< sizeof(bool) << " bytes.\n";

}

Result:(test on 32bit computer, XP System)

the size of an int is:  4 bytes.

the size of a short int is:     2 bytes.

the size of a long int is:      4 bytes.

the size of a char is:  1 bytes.

the size of a double is:        8 bytes.

the size of a float is: 4 bytes.

the size of a bool is:  1 bytes.