From: Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: advance in allocated memory by 1 byte only
Date: 28 May 2000 23:33:28 -0700
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Leon <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au> writes:

> Hello
> i know one can use pointer arithmetic to advance the read/write location in memory allocated by malloc for example...
> 
> Now since the sizeof char is 1 byte - it is possible to use a pointer to char when moving 1 byte at a time.
> 
> but what about systems that may have different sizeof char (ie != 1 byte)
> 
> how would one then be able to move through a memory block by 1 byte only?

I believe sizeof(char) is defined to be 1.  So that is always the
smallest amount by which you can move things.  (However, on some
systems, that may not be 1 byte; it may be 1 word, for instance.)

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Nate Eldredge
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