Inquiry Intrinsic Function (Generic): Returns the number of bytes of storage used by the argument. It cannot be passed as an actual argument.
Syntax
result = SIZEOF (x)
x
(Input) Can be a scalar or array. It may be of any data type. It must not be an assumed-size array.
Results
The result type is INTEGER(4) on IA-32 architecture; INTEGER(8) on Intel® 64 architecture and IA-64 architecture. The result value is the number of bytes of storage used by x.
Examples
SIZEOF (3.44) ! has the value 4
SIZEOF ('SIZE') ! has the value 4