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struct timer {
unsigned char MODE;
unsigned int DATA;
unsigned int COUNT;
};
#if (sizeof(struct timer) =!= (sizeof(unsigned char) + sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(unsigned int)))
#error "Structure must not have any padding"
#endif
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Related Guidelines
| C++ Secure Coding Standard | DCL03-CPP. Use a static assertion to test the value of a constant expression |
Bibliography
| [Becker 2008] | |
| [Eckel 2007] | |
| [ISO/IEC 9899:2011] | Section 6.7.10, "Static Assertions" |
| [Jones 2010] | |
| [Klarer 2004] | |
| [Saks 2005] | |
| [Saks 2008] |
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