SomGetInstanceSize

This method returns the size of an instance of a class. Not generally overridden.

For backward compatibility, this method does not take an Environment parameter.


 * Original Class : SOMClass

Syntax
long somGetInstanceSize (SOMClass receiver)

Parameters

 * receiver (SOMClass) : A pointer to the class object whose instance size is desired.

Return Code

 * rc (long) : bytes. Returns the size, in bytes, of each instance of this class. This includes the space required for instance variables introduced by this class and all of its ancestor classes.

Remarks
This method returns the total amount of space needed in an instance of the specified class.

Example Code
 main { Animal myAnimal; SOMClass animalClass; int instanceSize; int instanceOffset; int instancePartSize;
 * 1) include 

myAnimal = AnimalNew ; animalClass = _somGetClass (myAnimal); instanceSize = _somGetInstanceSize (animalClass); instanceOffset = _somGetInstanceOffset (animalClass); instancePartSize = _somGetInstancePartSize (animalClass); somPrintf ("Instance Size: %d\n", instanceSize); somPrintf ("Instance Offset: %d\n", instanceOffset); somPrintf ("Instance Part Size: %d\n", instancePartSize); _somFree (myAnimal); } /* Output from this program: Instance Size: 8 Instance Offset: 0 Instance Part Size: 4 

Methods

 * somGetInstancePartSize