Regarding pointers to struct.

Hi,
I was instructed to define the following structs:

Code:

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typedef struct driver{
    char name[101];
    int priority;
    struct driver* next;
}Driver;


typedef struct taxiSystem{
    Driver * driversQueue;
    Order * ordersQueue;
    int numOrder;
}TaxiSystem;

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And would now like to use the following function to determine whether a specific driver exists in the queue:

Code:

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int addDriver(TaxiSystem * system, char * name, int priority)
{
    int i = 0, j = 0;
    if (name[j] == '\0') return 0;
    return (system->driversQueue->name[i++] == name[j++]) ? addDriver(system, name, priority) : 0;
   
}

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I realise the function is not programmed correctly. My question is simple - I am not very familiar with structs and the logic involved in handling them, ergo I am not quite certain how to access the string name in Drive. Do I need to use the pointer next (in Driver) for that? I'd appreciate some guidance.

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Originally Posted by peripatein

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My question is simple - I am not very familiar with structs and the logic involved in handling them, ergo I am not quite certain how to access the string name in Drive. Do I need to use the pointer next (in Driver) for that? I'd appreciate some guidance.

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Hi, you might want to have a look at this post hoping it will help you understand how to handle structs and their fields (member-variables).

Don't call your parameter "system" because that's the name of a standard library function.

It also looks like you need to (re)read how linked lists work.

Bye, Andreas

As of now, your code seems to be scanning two different char arrays to see if their respective elements are equal or not (the 14th element of one equals the 14th of the other).

You first need to actually build your queue of drivers first and then begin searching through that.