asm_book/section_1/structs/using.md

Section 1 / Using Structs

This topic has already been covered indirectly by examples provided in:

• alignment
• and defining

To summarize using structs:

• All structs have a base address

• The base address corresponds to the beginning of the first data member

• All subsequent data members are offsets relative to the first

• In order to use a struct correctly, you must have first calculated the offsets of each data member

• Sometimes there will be padding between data members due to the need to align all data members on natural boundaries.