OFFSETOF(3) Library Functions Manual OFFSETOF(3)
NAME
offsetofoffset of a structure member
SYNOPSIS
#include <stddef.h>
size_t
offsetof(type, member);
DESCRIPTION
The offsetof() macro expands to an integer constant expression of type size_t and yields the offset, in bytes, of the field member from the start of the structure type.
 
A compiler error will result if member is not aligned to a byte boundary (i.e. it is a bit-field).
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The offsetof() macro conforms to ANSI X3.159-1989 (“ANSI C”).