Thread: Trouble Passing Structures

I am trying to pass structures that I have in an array. The code compiles but the programs spews trash when it runs. Does anybody have an suggestions for me to fix this?

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

                
typedef struct {
        
        char name[20];
        int number;
} id;
 
void input (id, int);

void read (id);
 
int main (void)
        
{
        
        id array[2];
        
        int index;
        
        for(index = 0 ; index < 2 ; index++)
        
                input(array[index], index);
        
        printf("Here are the two names with their ID:\n\n");

        for(index = 0 ; index < 2 ; index++)

                read(array[index]);
        
        printf("\n\n");
        
        return(0);
        
}
 
        
void input (id current_struct, int number)
        
{       
        
        printf("\n\nPlease enter name %d: ", number+1);
        
        scanf("%s", current_struct.name);
        
        printf("Please enter %s's id number: ", current_struct.name);
        
        scanf("%d", &current_struct.number);
        
        return;

}

        
void read (id reading_struct)
                
{       
        
        printf("Name:%s \nID:%d",reading_struct.name,reading_struct.number);
        
        return;
 
}

Thanks!

Thanks for the insight so far! I initialized the array, but...

I am not sure how to make my structure a pointer. I tried this, but it is not right:

Code:

....

void input (id *, int);       //my prototype

....

input(*array[index], index);        //my call

....

void input (id *current_struct, int number)
        
{       
        
        printf("\n\nPlease enter name %d: ", number+1);
        
        scanf("%s", current_struct.name);        //ERROR
        
        printf("Please enter %s's id number: ", current_struct.name);  //ERROR
        
        scanf("%d", *&current_struct.number);     //ERROR
        
        return;

}

I recall something about strings not needing to use a pointer, but I am probably wrong. I tried compiling like above and with pointers for my strings.

I get this error three times referring to the three lines above:

request for member 'name' in something not a structure or union
'number'

Thank you so much! That worked for me!