sizeof single struct member in C

Question

I am trying to declare a struct that is dependent upon another struct. I want to use sizeof to be safe/pedantic.

typedef struct _parent
{
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Answer 1

Another possibility would be to define a type. The fact that you want to ensure the same size for the two fields is an indicator that you have the same semantics for them, I think.

typedef char description[255];

and then have a field

description text;

in both of your types.