Thread: Pointer syntax in if statement

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    Pointer syntax in if statement

    Is it alright to use a pointer like this in an if else statement?

    if ((*tPtr) < GRADE_D)
    *cGPtr = "D";

    assuming that GRADE_D is a data which has been defined with #define

    I get an error where thye tell me that "=" is missing.
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    if GRADE_D is a charater and tPtr points to a character then the if statement is fine. (note that 'D' is a character and "D" is a string). The next line looks dubious... did you mean:

    *cGPtr = 'D';

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    er...actually
    GRADE_D was defined as an integer, e.g. 50

    whereas *tPtr was defined as a double type pointer, which contains an address to a double value.

    the error message with this is

    error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before ';'

    and

    error C2059: syntax error : ')'

    the line i have now looks like this :

    if (*tPtr < GRADE_D)
    *cGPtr = 'D';
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    also, if i replace the GRADE_D with a directly written integer like 50 or 88, it works...
    seems like there's a problem with the #define thing

    but i defined it correctly like

    #define GRADE_D 50;
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    > #define GRADE_D 50;
    Replace the semicolon at the end, because #define is a preprocessor directive and doesn't need ";" at the end.

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    hey thanx man! that worked for me!
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