incompatible pointer type

[bazzano]

Hey guys im getting an assignment from incompatible pointer type
any idea's why

drinkCat = menu->headCategory; this is the line of code where the error is

void displaySummary(GJCType* menu, char drinkType, int inputInt)
{

    
    CategoryTypePtr *drinkCat;
    
    if(inputInt == 1)
    {
       printf("Hot Drinks Summary\n");
       printf("---------------------\n");
       
       assert(menu != NULL);
    
       drinkCat = menu->headCategory;
    
       while(drinkCat !=NULL)
       {
           
       
          /* keep printing the next list of hot drinks*/
          drinkCat= drinkCat->nextCategory;
       }
       
    
    }
    
 
   



}


typedef struct category* CategoryTypePtr;
typedef struct item* ItemTypePtr;

/* Structure definitions. */
typedef struct price
{
   unsigned dollars;
   unsigned cents;
} PriceType;

typedef struct item
{
   char itemID[ID_LEN + 1];
   char itemName[MAX_NAME_LEN + 1];
   PriceType prices[NUM_PRICES];
   char itemDescription[MAX_DESC_LEN];
   ItemTypePtr nextItem;
} ItemType;

typedef struct category
{
   char categoryID[ID_LEN + 1];
   char categoryName[MAX_NAME_LEN + 1];
   char drinkType;      /* (H)ot or (C)old. */
   char categoryDescription[MAX_DESC_LEN];
   CategoryTypePtr nextCategory;
   ItemTypePtr headItem;
   unsigned numItems;
} drinkType;

typedef struct gjc
{
   CategoryTypePtr headCategory;
   unsigned numCategories;
} GJCType;

[Desolation]

CategoryTypePtr *drinkCat;

This is a pointer to a pointer.

typedef struct category* CategoryTypePtr;

//...
CategoryTypePtr nextCategory;
//...

This is a pointer.

[quzah]

Now you know why typedefing pointers is a bad thing. And knowing is half the battle!


Quzah.

[bazzano]

I cant change the struct though at all so how can i get rid of that error?

[Desolation]

I thought my explanation was clear... Remove the '*' in the first code I posted...

[bazzano]

thanks buddy