[Lazarus] "nested" packed record?

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 12:03:23 +0800
Xiangrong Fang <xrfang at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Is the "packed" keyword effective for nested records? i.e.
> 
> TMyRecord = packed record
>     Component: *packed* record
>         Field: Integer;
>         ... ...
>     end;
>     ... ...
> end;
> 
> Does Component have to be packed to ensure entire record is packed, or,
> "packed" is only required for the outmost record keyword?

Each "record" needs its own "packed".

Mattias