Alignment values
Alignment values are shown in the following table.
| Value | Constant | Structure begins with | Boundary aligned on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGLE_BYTE | 1-byte quantity | single-byte |
| 2 | TWO_BYTE | 2-byte quantity (such as SMALLINT) | 2-byte |
| 4 | FOUR_BYTE | 4-byte quantity (such as FLOAT or UNSIGNED INT) | 4-byte |
| 8 | EIGHT_BYTE | 8-byte quantity | 8-byte |