How a bool type variable is stored in memory? (C++)

Question

bool test;

sizeof(test) = 1 if using VS 2010. Since every C++ data type must be addressable, the \"test\" bool variable is 8-bits(1 byte).

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Answer 1

Every element of test1 must be addressable. This implies that test1 takes at least 32 bytes (and not bits).

If you want multiple boolean values to be stored in a single variable, use std::bitset or std::vector (but be aware that the latter is not really a vector of bools, it is a specialization designed to save space).

IIRC, C++11 also defines std::dynamic_bitset.