Accessing Structure Members

I am currently working on a client/server poker program. This file I have pulled separate for the time being while I play around with it and try to get it to work. This code is made to form the deck of cards, shuffle and print a hand. What I need to do however is use these cards later for comparison, etc. for the actual poker game. Is there a way to access individual cards here so that I may do that? Or is there a way to store individual structure elements into an array? I have been modifying this code now for hours trying to figure it out, unfortunately something is slipping by me I guess. Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>

typedef struct card {
        const char *face;
        const char *suit;
}Card;

/* typedef struct card Card; */

typedef struct {
        Card myCards[52];
        unsigned int topCard;
} Deck;

void fillDeck( Card * const, const char*[], const char*[] );
void shuffle( Card * const );

void initDeck (Deck * const initMe, const char *face[], const char * suit[]);
void Deal(Deck * const dealMe);

char const * getFace (Deck const * const getMyFace);
char const * getSuit (Deck const * const getMySuit);

int main()
{
        const char *face[] = { "Ace", "Two", "Three", "Four",
                "Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight",
                "Nine", "Ten", "Jack", "Queen", "King"};
        const char *suit[] = {"Diamonds", "Hearts", "Clubs", "Spades" };
       
       
        Deck myDeck;
       
        srand(time(NULL ) );
       
        initDeck (&myDeck, face, suit);
        Deal(&myDeck);
       
        return 0;
}

void initDeck (Deck * const initMe, const char * face[], const char * suit[])
{
        initMe -> topCard = 0;
       
        fillDeck (initMe -> myCards, face, suit);
        shuffle (initMe -> myCards);
       
        return;
}

void fillDeck( Card * const wDeck, const char * wFace[], const char * wSuit[])
{
        int i;
       
        for( i = 0; i <= 51; i++) {
                wDeck[ i ].face = wFace[ i % 13 ];
                wDeck[ i ].suit = wSuit[ i / 13 ];
        }
}

void shuffle( Card * const wDeck )
{
        int i, j;
        Card temp;
       
        for ( i = 0; i<= 51; i++ ) {
                j = rand() % 52;
                temp =wDeck[ i ];
                wDeck[ i ] = wDeck[ j ];
                wDeck[ j ] = temp;
        }
}

// Takes the top card off the deck and prints it
void Deal(Deck * const dealMe)
{
        int i = 0;
       
        do {
        printf ("%5s of %-8s\n", getFace (dealMe), getSuit (dealMe));
        dealMe -> topCard++;
                i++;
        } while (i < 6);

       
        return;
}

char const * getFace (Deck const * const getMyFace)
{
        return getMyFace->myCards[getMyFace->topCard].face;
}

char const * getSuit (Deck const * const getMySuit)
{
        return getMySuit->myCards[getMySuit->topCard].suit;
}

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Just give your cards a value from 1 to 52. Divide that value by 13 to get the suit, and mod that value by 13 to get the face.


Quzah.

Sure, I understand that. The code will perform that task, it will print out cards. What I want to do is either know a way to access these cards inside the struct, so that I can use them on command, or know how to stick these cards into an array. I know how to use arrays, but unsure how to put something in an array that is in a struct. Bottom line is I will need to use this to compare cards to see what your hand has, and if you win anything.

Code:

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struct hand
{
    char cards[5];
};
struct hand mine;
...
if( mine.cards[ 0 ] == something )
...

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I'm not really sure what you're asking/having problems with.


Quzah.

Ok, so for example in my code, I have

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typedef struct card {
        const char *face;
        const char *suit;
}Card;

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and then I have

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typedef struct {
        Card myCards[52];
        unsigned int topCard;
} Deck;

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In my main then I declare

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Deck myDeck;

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Following your explanation, I could do

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if (myDeck.myCards[0] == something)
...

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Is that correct?

No, because myDeck.myCards[0] is of type struct.
You can't compare struct with == operator.