initializing nested structure arrays

**linucksrox** · 06-10-2004

I'm working on a problem that uses a nested structure, and i have this portion of code that's giving me a problem. I have NO idea what the heck is wrong with it...

Code:

struct person {
    char fname[50];
    char mname[50];
    char lname[50];
};

struct ssinfo {
    char ssnum[10];
    struct person name;
};

void printssinfo(struct ssinfo peoples);

int main(void)
{
    struct ssinfo people[5] = {
                   {"123456789"}, {"E", "D", "D"},
                   {"123456789"}, {"E", "D", "D"},
                   {"123456789"}, {"E", "D", "D"}, /* HERE */
                   {"123456789"}, {"E", "D", "D"},
                   {"123456789"}, {"E", "D", "D"}
    };
    ... print stuff then return 0;
}

right where it says "HERE" it gives me this error: [Warning] excess elements in array initializer
when i set the people array to [10] instead of [5] it doesn't give me ANY errors but i know that's wrong... any ideas? what have I done wrong?

**quzah** · 06-10-2004

That's because it should be:

Code:

struct ssinfo people[5] =
{
    { "now", { "e", "d", "d } }, /* first one ... */
    { "do", { "e", "d", "d } }, /* second one ... */
    { "you", { "e", "d", "d } }, /* third one ... */
    { "see", { "e", "d", "d } }, /* fourth one ... */
    { "?", { "e", "d", "d } } /* last one ... */
};

Quzah.

**linucksrox** · 06-10-2004

awesome thanks... i'm just not thinking tonight

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