size of string

[Chris Ben]

Hi,
I want to send 1K bytes string data through the socket. Just wondering, for a string as "abc", is its size 6 bytes? I know one char is 16 bits but I would like to confirm it.
Thanks
Chris

[Jyothi Lature]

Hi Chris,
You are right. In java, charis 2 bytes size. So String "abc" is of size 6bytes.
Have fun,
Jyothi

[Chris Ben]

Thanks. May I ask what exactly is happening if I send a string as "123" or ")|("? I think they are 6 bytes, too, but they are not chars, aren't they?
Chris

[Jyothi Lature]

Hi Chris,
In java,
String str = "abc";
is equivalent to:
char data[] = {'a', 'b', 'c'};
So, the size of this string variable will be 6 bytes.
Similarly, String "123" or ")|(" is again an array of chars whose size will be 6 bytes.
Hope its clear.
Happy coding.
-Jyothi

[Chris Ben]

I think I was dumb .
thanks a have a good weekend
Chris