Thread: Structs as argument

Hi I want to pass in a struct as an argument in a function, in which this function pass the same struct to another function.

Code:

StructExample tyExample;

void function1(&tyExample);

Then in my function 1 which looks like this

Code:

void function1(StructExample* tyExample)
{
    function2(tyExample);
}

Then my function 2 looks like this

Code:

void function2(StructExample* tyExample)
{
   //some code to fill in tyExample
}

Is this the correct way to pass structs as arugment to different functions?

As long as you're aware that the names don't have to be the same (they can be if you want, but it can lead to confusion).

As to the question, I have no idea why you would expect passing a struct to a function to be different from passing a struct to a function. (EDIT: But I suppose I should say that you are correct: passing a struct to a function is not different from passing a struct to a function, so your code is fine.)

oh. I saw this example about char* pointers, hence the question about structs

Code:

int my_new(char **obj) {
    *obj = malloc(somesize);
}

and then call this from your function like this:

Code:

char *obj;

my_new(&obj);

/* work on obj */

free(obj)

Hence was wondering if it applies to structs

I don't see how that is related to your original question at all. (Edit: Even if obj comes in as a parameter rather than a declaration, you are given a string and passing a pointer-to-string; in your original question both arguments are pointer-to-struct.)

oh i see i see. Thanks for the clarifications! =)