How to Find the Size of a Set in Bytes in C++?

In C++, sets are associative containers that only store unique elements. The elements inside the set are sorted in a specific order. In this article, we will learn how we can find the size of a set in bytes in C++.

Example

Input: 
S = {1,2,3,4}
Output: Size of the set in bytes is : 16

Find the Size of a Set in Bytes in C++

We can find the size (number of elements) of a set using the std::set::size() method easily, however, C++ doesn't have any method that can find the size of a set in bytes. To find the size of a set in bytes, we can multiply the number of elements by the size of each element. We can find the size of each element using sizeof() operator.

C++ Program to Find the Size of a Set in Bytes

// C++ Program to Find the Size of a Set in Bytes
#include <iostream>
#include <set>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    // Initialize a set with some elements
    set<int> s = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };

    // Calculate the size of the set
    int setSize = s.size();
    // Calculate the size of any individual element in the
    // set by dereferencing the iterator
    int elementSize = sizeof(*s.begin());
    // Calculate the size of the set in bytes
    int size = setSize * elementSize;

    cout << "Size of the set in bytes is : " << size
         << endl;

    return 0;
}

Size of the set in bytes is : 16

Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)