problem in calculating size of derived classes

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  1. nishu

    nishu New Member

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    Code:
    class base
       { 
        private :
                    int b;
       };
    class derived : public base
        {
         private :
                    int j;
        };
    void main()
    {
    cout<<endl<<sizeof(derived)<<endl<<sizeof(base);
    }
    Output:
    4
    2
    I think size of derived=sizeof(j)+sizeof(b).
    Am I right or wrong?If I am wrong then please tell me how the size of derived class is
    calculated.If I am right then tell me
    Why the sizeof derived class is 4 when it is not inheriting the private member b of class base?
     
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