Thread: struct with struct

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    struct with struct

    Code:
    letdef struct list_tag * list;
    
    struct list_tag {
        enum {
           .....
        } kind;
        struct {
            int x;
            struct {
                    int y;
            } nest1;
        } nest0;   
    }
    with the declaration above is it ok to say the following? if not how can i do it??
    Code:
    list one;
    one = (list_tag *) malloc(sizeof(*  one));
    one.nest0.nest1.y = 2

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    > one = (list_tag *) malloc(sizeof(* one));
    Don't cast malloc in C - see the FAQ.

    > one.nest0.nest1.y = 2
    one is a pointer, so you need the -> operator.
    The rest is correct
    one->nest0.nest1.y = 2
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    it should be
    Code:
    one->nest0->nest1->y=2;
    as one is a pointer of type list

    s.s.harish

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    Quote Originally Posted by ssharish
    it should be
    Code:
    one->nest0->nest1->y=2;
    as one is a pointer of type list

    s.s.harish
    No it shouldn't. nest0 is not a pointer, neither is nest1.

    Oh, and to the OP, you're missing a ; on your last braces.

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    oops.. sorry, you are right quzah,

    thax

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