C pointers and arrays/ ‘sizeof’ operator [duplicate]

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Yes, your assumption is correct, assuming an int and a pointer are both 4 bytes long on your machine.

And no, arrays aren’t pointers. The array name sometimes decays into a pointer in certain contexts, but they aren’t the same thing. There is a whole section of the comp.lang.c FAQ dedicated to this common point of confusion.

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