Thread: Not Sure if this is Possible

Hi,

This probably sounds daft but im trying to keep my code tidy.

I have a structure defined, like the one below

Code:

struct property
{
int beds;
int rooms;
int property_specific
}

struct property house[9];
struct property flat[4];

is there a simple way i can also change the name of the property_specific, for example

currently if i want to access that variable on flat 6 it would be flat[6].property_specific = ........

ideally i would like to make it so if house is the struct property_ specific is garden and flat it would be balcony, and be accessed something like flat[6].balcony = .........

im guessing it would be a pointer but im not sure how to point to just that specific variable

thanks

I suggest you create two difference structs with the fields you want.

You could do a union:

Code:

enum property { HOUSE, FLAT };

union info {
    int garden;
    int balcony;
};

struct property {
    int beds;
    int rooms;
    enum property property_type; /* use a value from enum property */
    union info property_specific;
};

and use as, for example

Code:

struct property item[13];
item[0].beds = 3; item[0].rooms = 2; item[0].property_type = HOUSE; item[0].property_specific.garden = 42;
item[1].beds = 1; item[1].rooms = 3; item[1].property_type = FLAT; item[1].property_specific.balcony = 42;