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Why the size of type Bar is 3 not 4 in MSVC?
#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
struct Bar {
char name[3];
struct Foo {
int a;
int b;
};
};
int main()
{
cout << sizeof(Bar);
return 0;
}Usually it aligns so it's multiple of sizeof(int).
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Please note: In the `Bar` structure, there are no members requiring alignment after `char name[3]`, so its size is 3 bytes; it has not been padded to 4 bytes. Simply amend this.
Since there are no members following `char name[3]` in the `Bar` structure, it does not need to be aligned; therefore, its size is 3 bytes, and it is not padded to 4 bytes.
