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Re:Sizeof(char) is 1 by cdavid on Monday September 06, 2010 @04:25AM (#1666243)
You missed the explanation: a char is always 1 byte, because in C the definition of byte is char. The wrong assumption is 1 byte == 8 bits.
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Re:Sizeof(char) is 1 by c00p3r on Monday September 06, 2010 @05:56AM (#1666349)
OK, define char. If it is a type built-in C - then of course sizeof(char) = 1. And there is no reason to write such posts.

The problem is people are confusing the definition and the usage, because this particular type "char" was supposed to hold a numerical representation of a symbol, which in case of a multi-byte encoding is not 1 byte anymore.

So, sizeof(char) is always 1, and what they trying to say is sizeof(numeric-representation-of-a-symbol) which is not a concern of the C language.

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