[RESOLVED] Problem Converting C struct to Vb.Net

[opus]

Hi, I have a DLL written in C which I want to use in my VB.net Application.
In order to use it correctly I need to declare the structures from that DLL also in VB.Net.
Currently I'm stuck with something like this, which I don't really understand.

struc C_Struc
{
char WhatEver;
//Padding
BYTE          :8;
WORD         :16;
};

I do understand that BYTE and Word types are ued for padding, but what is set for them a value of 8 and 16, 8 and 16 byte???

[Joacim Andersson]

Duplicate thread has been deleted.

In C you can specify how many bits (not bytes) each member should occupy.

struct someStruct
{
  unsigned char high:4;
  unsigned char low:4;
};

The above struct will be stored in a single byte.

[opus]

Sorry for double-posting, maybe it was an age-problem.

Thanks for the solution.