#include <stdio.h>
struct test
{
unsigned int x;
long int y: 33;
unsigned int z;
};
int main()
{
struct test t;
printf("%d",sizeof(t));
return 0;
}
output
24
size of long int is 8 byte but here it is taking 16 byte why?
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Rakesh Sharma
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3See [Why isn't sizeof for a struct equal to the sum of sizeof of each member?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/119123/why-isnt-sizeof-for-a-struct-equal-to-the-sum-of-sizeof-of-each-member) – yeputons Feb 03 '17 at 07:04
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Try using `__attribute__((packed))` – Ram Feb 03 '17 at 07:05
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so can you tell me what is the size of 'y' variable here.. – Rakesh Sharma Feb 03 '17 at 07:10