Structures & Unions
Model hardware registers, configuration objects and packed data carefully.
CORE IDEA
Structures group related fields
ENGINEERING VIEW
Padding can affect layout
WHAT TO WATCH
Unions share storage
REMEMBER
Do not confuse union type-punning with portable serialization
Engineer’s checklist
- Structures group related fields
- Padding can affect layout
- Unions share storage
- Do not confuse union type-punning with portable serialization
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