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From: tmb@talcott.UUCP (Thomas M. Breuel)
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Subject: Re: Re: parens around sizeof arg
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Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 14:22:54 EST
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> > That's a "sizeof(type)", not a "sizeof thing", and the parentheses are
> > necessary in that case.
> 
>    Oh, how nice.  Something else for experts in C to know so they can feel
> superior to the novices.  Never have one, consistent way to use a language 
> construct when you can have two to demonstrate your mastery of the arcana.

Well, you can think about 'sizeof' this way: it only allows you to take
the size of an object. To get the size of a type, you have to cast an
object to that type. As a notational convenience, the 'C' compiler
allows you to leave out the object that you are casting...

							Thomas.