Java Glossary : sizeof

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sizeof

Java does not have a sizeof like that in C/C++. All primitive types have a standard size, so you don't really need one. There are no pad alignment bytes.

type	size in bytes
boolean	1
byte	1
char	2
short	2
int	4
long	8
float	4
double	8
object reference	4
return address	4

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