Thread: Why when I tried to store values in allocated memory I keep getting an error?

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    Post Why when I tried to store values in allocated memory I keep getting an error?

    I am writing a program that prints out the value of cards using a structure.

    I'm a beginner in data structure and I'm trying to advance my knowledge in this area.

    Values of Cards
    Face [1 - Ace, 2 - 2, ......, 11 - Jack, 12 - Queen, 13 - King]
    Shape [0 - Spades, 1 - Clubs, 2 - Diamonds, 3 - Hearts]
    Color [0 - Black, 1 - Red]

    I've used the malloc function to allocate memory for 3 cards, which was passed to a pointer name *myCards, with type struct cards.

    Code:
    struct Cards *myCards;
        myCards = (struct Cards *)malloc(3 * sizeof(struct Cards));
    I am trying to store 3 cards (Queen Spades, 4 Diamonds, Ace Clubs) in the space of the allocated memory, using the pointer myCards but I'm getting an error when I ran the code.

    error(incompatible types when assigning to type 'struct Cards' from type 'int')

    My structure

    Code:
    struct Cards {
        int face[13];
        int shape[3];
        int color[1];
    }Cards;
    Code for storing the 3 cards
    Code:
        *(myCards + 0) = 12, 1;
        *(myCards + 1) = 4, 2;
        *(myCards + 2) = 1, 1;






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    > int face[13];
    > int shape[3];
    > int color[1];
    A single card has only a single face value, single shape and single colour.
    Also, shape implies colour - diamonds are always red for example.

    So
    Code:
    // Note the use of the singular, not plural
    struct Card {
      int face;
      int shape;
    };
    You then go onto create 3 cards.
    Code:
    struct Card *myCards;
    myCards = malloc(3 * sizeof(struct Cards));
    myCards[0].face = 10;
    myCards[0].shape = 1;
    myCards[0].color = 1;
    // etc
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    Thanks man, I really appreciated your help!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by JonathanSimo View Post
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