Hi Fabian, > Well, I didn't know that. I thought it may be "not that good" but still valid. > But we'll stay with C++ :) Do you know a link where this is explained? > There are many C++ references out there, but I can't find this case. I don't have a link, but I can cite the standard which states what is acceptable for the sizeof operator: ISO 14882 section 5.3.3 HTH, --Eljay