How can I make sure there is no padding in my C struct (on Win32) ?

Programming Tips - How can I make sure there is no padding in my C struct (on Win32) ?

Date: 2008dec3 Platform: win32 Language: C/C++ Keywords: pack, packing, packed, padding, zero, tightly Q. How can I make sure there is no padding in my C struct (on Win32) ? A. Use these includes:

#include <pshpack1.h> typedef struct { BYTE a[3]; BYTE b[4]; BYTE c[5]; } MY_STRUCT; #include <poppack.h>