storing structure(size less than 1 byte) to file

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  1. sreejith

    sreejith New Member

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    hi,
    Plz replay .............for storing a structure(containing a 4 bit length variable) to a file
     
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    shabbir Administrator Staff Member

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    As you have posted the query in the introduce yourself forum no one can even make a guess which programming language you are looking help in. Help us to help you.
     
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    sreejith New Member

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    hi,
    thanks for your attention, C++ is the language which I forget to mention, can I store the structure (<1 byte) without using type casting. ................hoping your replay
     
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    shabbir Administrator Staff Member

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    Moved to C-C++ forum.
     
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    Please don't PM me for 1:1 support.
    You can't have a struct containing less than 1 byte in C or C++.

    I'm guessing you declared a bit-field
    Code:
    struct foo {
      unsigned int bits : 4;
    };
    
    This will ALWAYS be padded to some multiple of the size of a char.

    Show us some more of what it is you're trying to do.
     

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