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    Struct question

    Hey guys,

    I have created a struct and have 3 struct objects, I have tried to say for example object1 = object2 but it doesn't seem to work so I was wondering how you do this:?

    Thanks.

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    The assignment operator is implicitely defined for C++ classes/structs. What is the compiler are you using, what error are you getting?

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    I am using MSVC 6, if I pass the struct as a parameter I get the error that the struct is an undeclared identifer if I make it global I don't get an error and it doesn't work but it has been declared and the object1 struct has been initlised and has the values the other struct needs. So i thought object1=object2 would work.

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    I haven't got the full version of the code with me at the moment but its along the lines of the following:

    I have also tried passing the second struct by reference as well when I did that it compiled but just wouldn't store the info in the second object

    //global struct

    struct1 object 2;

    Code:
    void func ()
    
    {
    
    struct1 object1
    
    //calculations etc...
    
    func2( object1)
    
    }
    
    void func2(struct1 &object1)
    
    {
    
    object1 = object2;
    
    //calculations with object 2
    
    
    }

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    I haven't got the full version of the code with me at the moment but its along the lines of the following:

    I have also tried passing the second struct by reference as well when I did that it compiled but just wouldn't store the info in the second object

    Code:
    //global struct 
    
    struct1 object 2;
    
    
    void func ()
    
    {
    
    struct1 object1
    
    //calculations etc...
    
    func2( object1)
    
    }
    
    void func2(struct1 &object1)
    
    {
    
    object1 = object2;
    
    //calculations with object 2
    
    
    }

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    Hard totell unless we see the real code. object2 should have no spaces in the name, but I guess that's from not being the real code?
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    Thanks I was also wondering will the object2 struct have to have all its members initlised in another function before I can use the object1=object2 code? Thanks

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