--- Phong Nguyen wrote:
> I define a structure as follows:
> typedef struct
> {
> Char name[2];
> Char age;
> }
> InfoType;
> I expect that sizeof(InfoType) to be 3. However the
> compiler returned sizeof(InfoType) = 4 !!!!.
The processors currently used by Palm OS devices do not allow
addressing of odd-numbered bytes, so the compiler pads stuff so
everything gets stored at an even address. This is what your struct
looks like to sizeof():
typedef struct
{
Char name[2];
Char age;
unsigned char padding;
}
InfoType;
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