Structure Within Structure

I am learning C from Deitel & Deitel''s How To Program book. I am trying to learn how to create a structure within a structure.

I want the user to key in the particulars like name and age, etc and use the pointers and arrow pointers to refer to the data input in the structure.

I have not finished coding yet and I faced this problem with my code.

Code:

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#include<stdio.h>

struct student {
        char Name[20];
        char Surname[20];
        int studentNumber;
        struct {
                char telNumber[10];
                char Address[50];
                } personal;
} studentRecord, *studentPtr;


int main(void)
{
        studentPtr = &studentRecord;


        printf("Enter student name: \n");
        scanf("%c", &Name);
        printf("Enter student surname: \n");
        scanf("%c", &Surname);


        return (0);


}

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I haven't finished coding yet but when I compiled I received this message in my Mocrosoft Visual C++ compiler :

error C2065: 'Name' : undeclared identifier.

What is wrong with my "scanf("%c", &Name);" ?


Should I declare char Name [20] in main again after declaring it in the structure ?


I appreciate your help very much as I have no one to consult. I am learning C on my own.

u need to dereference it using the structure name

Code:

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        printf("Enter student name: \n");
        scanf("%c", &studentPtr->Name);
        printf("Enter student surname: \n");
        scanf("%c", &studentPtr->Surname);

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Start with the basics, first:

Code:

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#define MAXLEN 128

struct Name
{
 char first[MAXLEN];
 char last[MAXLEN];
};

struct Person
{
 struct Name name;
 int age;
};

int main()
{
 struct Person p;

 strcpy(p.name.first, "Shakira");
 
 strcpy(p.name.last, "Patel");

 p.age = 16;

 int * age = &p.age;
 char * first = p.name.first;
 char * last = p.name.last;

 printf("Hi, I'm %s %s and I am %d",
 first, last, *age);
}

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Or, to rewrite Sebastiani's excellent example in my preferred method (which is obviously the _right_ way to do it-- grin):

Code:

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#define MAXLEN 128

typedef struct NameStruc
  {
  char  first[MAXLEN];
  char  last[MAXLEN];
  }Name;

typedef struct PersonStruc
  {
    Name  name;
    int      age;
  }Person;

int main()
  {
  Person  p;
  int          *age;
  char      *first;
  char      *last;

  strcpy(p.name.first, "Shakira");
 
  strcpy(p.name.last, "Patel");

  p.age = 16;

  age = &p.age;
  first = p.name.first;
  last = p.name.last;

  printf("Hi, I'm %s %s and I am %d",first, last, age);
  }

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enjoy.