Thread: strange behavior using enum

Hi all,

I specify an enum which I use in another struct as show below:

Code:

typedef enum {
	L_R,		
 	L_I,		
 	L_L
}S_LVL;

typedef struct abc{
    int mem_a;         
    long mem_b;				
    long mem_c;
    long mem_d;

    /*so on, and ... */
   S_LVL lvl;					
}abc_t, *abc_ptr;

Later in my code, I am instantiating the structure abc_t. Then, I add values to its members, The problem is no matter, if I assign

Code:

 
abc_t something;
something.lvl = L_R;

or

Code:

 
something.lvl= L_I;

or

Code:

something.lvl = L_L;

my outputs always showing that it was, for example:

Code:

 L_R

assigned.
What is the reason, what I may be doing wrong here ....

thanks all.

Hi, To add further, I have the following macros that give access to struct members. For example,

Code:

#define abc_Get_level(_p_)   ( (_p_)->lvl)

It is this macro which gives always the same value i.e. L_R

thank you, I made a small program but its working fine, as expected, my original program is complex, I will have to see, where does the problem happen

Originally Posted by laserlight

That is good, because then you have a hint that the problem probably lies elsewhere. Furthermore, if necessary, you could rewrite that part starting from this small piece of code that you know works fine.

thanks,

I still could not solve my problem, However, I observed the following:

Imagine, I create an structure variable and fill its member with values.

I have a function defined as following:

Code:

signed char toCheck_a(abc_t something)
{
    printf("(toCheck) here is %d .... \n", something.s_lvl);
    return 0;
}

signed char toCheck_b(S_LVL def)
{
    printf("(toCheck) here is %d .... \n", def);
    return 0;
}

int main()
{
    abc_t something;
    something.lvl = L_I;

   toCheck_a(something);
   toCheck_b(something.lvl );    

    return 0;
}

Now, toCheck_b returns 1. which is correct, but toCheck_a returns 0. Please note that, in a separate small program, the problem does not happen, it happens only in my complex program, ...., but I do not see, why it is happening, as I am not changing anything. As soon as, the function has to receive as an argument, an structure object or pointer to a structure object, it just gives me wrong results.

I am not sure, if you would have any insights to this.

thanks for your time,