microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
C/C++ struct/class memory size and alignment
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Description
Feature Request
Visual Studio has this nice feature, which on struct/class hover shows a tooltip displaying it's memory size and alignment in bytes:
Can this be enabled in the VSCode official Microsoft Extension Pack?
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Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the C/C++ extension's existing hover support and the linked Visual Studio memory-layout example; done means struct and class hovers display their memory size and alignment in bytes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, cpp, typescript
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100