Structures P191 Group objects into a single object Each ob ject is referenced by name Memory layout All the components are stored in a contiguous region of memory a pointer to a structure is the address of its first byte References to structure elements Using offsets as displacements3 Structures P191 • Group objects into a single object • Each object is referenced by name • Memory layout – All the components are stored in a contiguous region of memory – A pointer to a structure is the address of its first byte • References to structure elements – Using offsets as displacements