Thread: Structture problem

I have a problem with this function. My program crashes when I try make my structure "f_table[x].table.u_value" point to my array of pointers.... Is this the correct way of making the assignement?
At the beginnig of the function I make my structure point to the first element of my array of pointers "f_table[0].table.u_id=a_p_ibuf[0];".

Code:

nt fill_inc_struct(char *a_p_ibuf[], FTABLE *f_table, int total)
{
	int 		i=0, x=0;

	f_table[0].table.u_id=a_p_ibuf[0];
	
	for (i=0; i<total; i++)
	{
		printf(" Before assignment   %s\n",a_p_ibuf[i] );
		f_table[x].table.u_value=(int*)(a_p_ibuf+i);
		x++;
		i++;
		printf(" TABLE %s \n", *(f_table[x].table.u_id));
	}
	return 1;
}

Many thanks.

The structure is like this

Code:

typedef struct incl_table{
		char	*t_flag;
	union final_table{
			char	*u_id;
			int		*u_value;
	}table;
}FTABLE;

Here "printf(" TABLE %s \n", *(f_table[x].table.u_id));" I am trying to print the value the pointer is pointing to. But my problem is not there it is when i try to make my structure point to my array of pointers: "f_table[x].table.u_value=(int*)(a_p_ibuf+i);"
Thanks..

To be honest, I don't really understand the reason for having an "int *" and "char *" in a union - it makes very little sense to unionize two pointers that way - unless you are trying to avoid a cast, but if that's the goal, I think a cast is actually MORE readable.

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Mats