Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 20:51:14 -0600 (CST) From: Alec Kloss <alec@d2si.com> To: mturpin@saturn.spel.com (Mark Turpin) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Programming Question Message-ID: <199903150251.UAA91257@macbeth.d2si.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903141646550.6443-100000@saturn.spel.com> from Mark Turpin at "Mar 14, 1999 4:50:32 pm"
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Mark Turpin said:
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>
> I feel really silly having to ask this.
>
> Why does my sizeof(mystruct) come out as 4 instead of 3 ( short + char ) ?
>
> struct {
> short shortvariable;
> char charvariable;
> } mystruct;
>
> sizeof(mystruct) == 4
>
> Thanks
>
>
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Things (like the short) must be aligned on even-byte addresses. C treats
this structure like it is size 4 to insure that arrays of them maintain their
alignment.
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