offsetof
Visual Studio .NET 2003
Retrieves the offset of a member from the beginning of its parent structure.
size_t offsetof( structName, memberName );
Parameters
- structName
- Name of the parent data structure.
- memberName
- Name of the member in the parent data structure for which to determine the offset.
Return Value
offsetof returns the offset in bytes of the specified member from the beginning of its parent data structure. It is undefined for bit fields.
Remarks
The offsetof macro returns the offset in bytes of memberName from the beginning of the structure specified by structName. You can specify types with the struct keyword.
Note offsetof is not a function and cannot be described using a C prototype.
Requirements
| Routine | Required header | Compatibility |
|---|---|---|
| offsetof | <stddef.h> | ANSI, Win 98, Win Me, Win NT, Win 2000, Win XP |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Libraries
All versions of the C run-time libraries.
