# Structs

Custom data types in C

```c
typedef struct {
	char name[64];
	uint8_t grade;
} Student_t;
```


# Pointers to structs
The arrow operator (->) is used to access fields in a pointer to a struct.
For example: `thinkpad->price = 800;` (`thinkpad` is a pointer to a `struct laptop_t thinkpad` struct)
This is useful instead of writing it as `(*thinkpad).price = 800;`
read: set the value pointed to by thinkpad, field price to 800



# Memory alignment



See https://tomscheers.github.io/2025/07/29/writing-memory-efficient-structs-post.html for first steps to writing memory efficient structs.