Returns the size of the pointed-to value in bytes.

This is usually the same as size_of::<T>(). However, when T has no statically-known size, e.g., a slice [[T]][slice] or a trait object, then size_of_val can be used to get the dynamically-known size.

Examples

assert_eq!(4, size_of_val(&5i32));

let x: [u8; 13] = [0; 13];
let y: &[u8] = &x;
assert_eq!(13, size_of_val(y));