sizeof(struct)... gives wrong result , VS 2010

Question

struct test{
    int year;
    char text;
    double num;
};

int main ()
{

 test t;
 cout<<sizeof(t);
  return 0;
}

The result is 16, while I was expecting 13. Since sizeof(char) is 1. What am I missing here?

If the compiler gives an answer that is not what you are expecting, it is usually not the compiler that is wrong. — Alan Stokes, Dec 01 '13 at 17:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 01 '13 at 17:03

1

C++ may add padding between members. The struct might therefore be larger than the added size of its members.

answered Dec 01 '13 at 17:03

Oswald

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