Regarding structure padding in c++

Question

I use a datastructure in my project and in the context of a paricular structure i have a doubt about strucure padding. First Look at the strucure given below. I use Visual S

Answer 1

check out this:

typedef struct myTagDATA_PACK3
{
    char c;
    double d;
    int i;
}DATA_PACK3;

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it shows 24 bytes. That is: double:8 bytes. int : 4 bytes + (4 bytes padding) = 8 bytes. char: 1 byte + (7 bytes padding) = 8 bytes.

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Total:24 bytes.