Thread: structs

I'm trying to remove device specific defines from my files. I would like to put all device specific names in a single header file. Currently I check a device type value and based on this value I will read/write a certain value defined in a header. I would like to make this read/write value generic.
For example:
if (type == 1)
read(a);
elseif (type ==2)
read(b);
else
read(c);

Every time I add a new type I have to find every instance and add a case.

I would prefer doing:
read(x);
every time;

I was thinking I could create a generic struct with a list of all the variables I need.
Based on this I could initialize the structure once s.t. x = a, b, or c as needed. This values are determined once at the begininng and never need to change later.

I would prefer not creating a function to initialize the structure based on my device either. Is there a way to create a generic structure and have multiple instances predefined and generic pointer that can point to any structure I choose:

Something like this:

Code:

struct generic
{
     int x = 0;
     int y = 0;
} A, B;

A.x = 1;
A.y= 2;
B.x = 1;
B.y= 2;

And then have a pointer to type generic that I can give the address of A or B to? I can't seem to get it working. I wanted to do this all in a header file so it is reusable and have my app. have a pointer that points to either A or B as needed. Is this possible and how can it be done?

This is a standard application of runtime polymorphism. Derived classes, virtual functions, yadda yadda.

I already have a device structure with everything generic already in there. The problem is every time I read or write a register I need to check the device type and run a different line of code for each register read/write based on the address I need to access. I have a generic base address but the offset is device specific. I would like to have this new set up generics that I can define dynamically and only once. This way each new board would be easy to add.

The only solution that comes to mind is a function that initializes the structure based on the device type but I would prefer doing this in a header file.

The devices are almost equivalent but addresses differ. The device type is not known at compile time. I don't need to do it in a header file but the driver and application both use the header file. The function would then need to be called by my driver, my application and my DLL. It just seems much easier to select a set of predefined values instead of defining them repeatedly.

That and the driver is in C and the app in C++. I'm not sure if that would cause problems for a shared file. Could I have both share a C file?

I thought of a way but I would need to initialize values in a structure. Is this possible?

E.G.:

Code:

struct Regs
{
     int c[2] = {3, 4};
};

Then I could use my device type as an index into the structure variables. Is there any way to initialize a structure in a header file?

This is what I decided to go with. Anyone see a problem:

Code:

struct DM64x_DevType
{
	struct DM64x_REGS *pDM64x_REGS;
};

struct DM64x_REGS
{
	UINT32 a;
	UINT32 b;
};				

static struct DM64x_REGS DM642  =  {0, 5};
static struct DM64x_REGS DM6437 = {1, 6};
static struct DM64x_REGS DM648  =  {2, 4};

extern struct DM64x_DevType RegDefines;

/*
I declare one instance of the first struct and include this header anywhere this structure is accessed
*/