/* * Author : Amit Dutta * Date : 08 Feb 2026 * Repo : https://github.com/notamitgamer/bsc * License : MIT License (See the LICENSE file for details) */ /* Store insurance policy holder info (gender, minor/major, policy name, duration) using bit-fields. */ /* Let Us C, Chap- 22 (Miscellaneous Features), Qn No.: C(b) */ /* This file is auto-generated by a bot. */ /* This code is not compiled; it is for reference only. */ #include #include #include // Define structure with bit-fields struct policy_holder { char policy_name[50]; unsigned int duration : 7; // 0-127 years is sufficient for policy duration unsigned int gender : 1; // 0: Male, 1: Female (1 bit) unsigned int status : 1; // 0: Minor, 1: Major (1 bit) }; int main() { struct policy_holder p; int temp_gen, temp_stat, temp_dur; printf("--- Enter Policy Holder Details ---\n"); printf("Policy Name: "); scanf(" %[^\n]s", p.policy_name); // Reads string with spaces printf("Duration (Years): "); scanf("%d", &temp_dur); p.duration = temp_dur; printf("Gender (0 for Male, 1 for Female): "); scanf("%d", &temp_gen); p.gender = temp_gen; printf("Status (0 for Minor, 1 for Major): "); scanf("%d", &temp_stat); p.status = temp_stat; printf("\n--- Policy Information Stored ---\n"); printf("Policy: %s\n", p.policy_name); printf("Duration: %u years\n", p.duration); // Interpret bits for display printf("Gender: %s\n", (p.gender == 1) ? "Female" : "Male"); printf("Status: %s\n", (p.status == 1) ? "Major" : "Minor"); printf("\nSize of structure: %zu bytes\n", sizeof(p)); // Note: Size will be policy_name size + padding + integer size containing the bits return 0; }