Thread: typedef char[25] mystring; //?

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    typedef char[25] mystring; //?

    ok, I'm working on this list class, and I'm supposed to convert it to run cstrings instead of ints, but I've hit trouble at the very beginning. I was using this: (so that I could change the datatype easily, har har)
    Code:
    typedef int ItemType;
    so I changed it to this:
    Code:
    typedef char[25] StringType;
    but when I try that I get weird errors:
    c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\lab\datadefn.h(1) : warning C4091: 'typedef ' : ignored on left of 'char' when no variable is declared
    c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\lab\datadefn.h(1) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '['
    c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\myprojects\lab\datadefn.h(1) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '['
    It worked fine the other way, does anybody know what's going on?
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    Yeah,

    'typedef ' : ignored on left of 'char' when no variable is declared

    Apparently, you can't typdef an anonymous char array.

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    typedef char StringType[25];

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    In golfinguy4's example, StringType becomes the synonym for a char[25] array.

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