# A struct example requiring padding in the middle of the struct

main:
    la $t0, person
    li $t1, 'A'
    sb $t1, 0($t0)
    
    la $t0, person
    li $t1, 'F'
    sb $t1, 1($t0)
    
    la $t0, person
    li $t1, 21
    sw $t1, 4($t0)
    
    li $v0, 0
    jr $ra

   .data
person:         #Person person;
    .space  8   #typedef struct _Person {
                #   char firstInitial;     // 1    'A'
                #   char lastInitial;      // 1    'F'
                #                          // 2 bytes padding
                #   int  age;              // 4
                #} Person;                 // 8