How to get the sizeof char pointer

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std::exception

std::exception(3)					     Library Functions Manual						 std::exception(3)

NAME

       std::exception -

SYNOPSIS

       Inherited by __gnu_cxx::__concurrence_broadcast_error, __gnu_cxx::__concurrence_lock_error, __gnu_cxx::__concurrence_unlock_error,
       __gnu_cxx::__concurrence_wait_error, __gnu_cxx::forced_error, __gnu_cxx::recursive_init_error, std::bad_alloc, std::bad_cast,
       std::bad_exception, std::bad_function_call, std::bad_typeid, std::bad_weak_ptr, std::ios_base::failure, std::logic_error, and
       std::runtime_error.

   Public Member Functions
       virtual const char * what () const noexcept

Detailed Description
       Base class for all library exceptions.

       This is the base class for all exceptions thrown by the standard library, and by certain language expressions. You are free to derive your
       own exception classes, or use a different hierarchy, or to throw non-class data (e.g., fundamental types).

       Definition at line 60 of file exception.

Member Function Documentation
   virtual const char* std::exception::what () const [virtual],  [noexcept]
       Returns a C-style character string describing the general cause of the current error.

       Reimplemented in std::bad_function_call, std::ios_base::failure, std::bad_typeid, std::bad_cast, std::runtime_error, std::future_error,
       std::bad_exception, std::logic_error, std::bad_weak_ptr, and std::bad_alloc.

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libstdc++							  Tue Jun 10 2014						 std::exception(3)

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