78. Struct Padding

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

typedef struct {
    char a;
    int b;
    short c;
} MyStruct;

void print_offsets() {
    MyStruct s;
    // Coerc types of pointers to uint8_t to make operate adresses like numbers
    uint8_t *ps = (uint8_t *)&s;
    uint8_t *pa = (uint8_t *)&s.a;
    uint8_t *pb = (uint8_t *)&s.b;
    uint8_t *pc = (uint8_t *)&s.c;
    printf("Offset of a: %d\n", pa - ps);
    printf("Offset of b: %d\n", pb - ps);
    printf("Offset of c: %d\n", pc - ps);
    printf("Size: %d\n", sizeof(s)); 
}

int main() {
    print_offsets();
    return 0;
}

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