sizeof question

[CrackerJack]

OK I have this next program which asks exactly this:
Use the expression sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]) (or a macro with this value) for the array length.

I came up w/ this code, however my logic tells me I am not using it correctly. Because whatever number I put in for N is the array size. It compiles fine though. Any advice?

CJ

#include <stdio.h>
#define N 10
#define SIZE (sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]))

main ()
{
	int a[N], i = 0;

	printf("Enter numbers: ");
	for (i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
		scanf("%d", &a[i]);

	printf("In reverse order:");
	for (i = SIZE - 1; i >= 0; i--)
		printf(" %d", a[i]);
	printf("\n");

	return 0;
}

[quzah]

You're taking the total byte size of the array and dividing by the 'sizeof' the type of variable that the array is.

Example:

int array[10];

Assuming that an int is four bytes, sizeof(array) gives you 40. You divide this by the size of an intenger (4), giving you 10. Thus, the total expression is telling you how many members the array has.

Quzah.