Pointers to Structs

The C programming language allows you to create pointers not only to regular data types but also to structures (since a structure is a custom data type).

Declaration and initialization of a pointer looks like this:

If <name_of_pointer> is a pointer to a structure,
then *(<name_of_pointer>) is the structure itself.

To access the fields of a structure through a pointer, you must use the -> operator.

Note

"->" is an analogue of the structure access operator .

main


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#include <stdio.h>

// structure declaration
struct Point {
    int x;
    int y;
};

int main() {
    // create a structure variable of Point type
    struct Point p1;
    p1.x = 10;
    p1.y = 20;

    // create a pointer to a structure of type Point and assign it the address of variable p1
    struct Point* ptr = &p1;

    // Access structure members via pointer by `->` operator
    printf("Coordinates: (%d, %d)\n", ptr->x, ptr->y);

    return 0;
}

Aufgabe

Swipe to start coding

Declare structure Human which contains two fields name and age;
Initialize the structure worker and fill the fields;
Declare and initialize a pointer ptr to a worker;
Display information about the worker.

Lösung

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Abschnitt 2. Kapitel 2

Pointers to Structs

The C programming language allows you to create pointers not only to regular data types but also to structures (since a structure is a custom data type).

Declaration and initialization of a pointer looks like this:

If <name_of_pointer> is a pointer to a structure,
then *(<name_of_pointer>) is the structure itself.

To access the fields of a structure through a pointer, you must use the -> operator.

Note

"->" is an analogue of the structure access operator .

main


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#include <stdio.h>

// structure declaration
struct Point {
    int x;
    int y;
};

int main() {
    // create a structure variable of Point type
    struct Point p1;
    p1.x = 10;
    p1.y = 20;

    // create a pointer to a structure of type Point and assign it the address of variable p1
    struct Point* ptr = &p1;

    // Access structure members via pointer by `->` operator
    printf("Coordinates: (%d, %d)\n", ptr->x, ptr->y);

    return 0;
}

Aufgabe

Swipe to start coding

Declare structure Human which contains two fields name and age;
Initialize the structure worker and fill the fields;
Declare and initialize a pointer ptr to a worker;
Display information about the worker.

Lösung

Wechseln Sie zum Desktop, um in der realen Welt zu übenFahren Sie dort fort, wo Sie sind, indem Sie eine der folgenden Optionen verwenden

War alles klar?

Danke für Ihr Feedback!

Abschnitt 2. Kapitel 2

Wechseln Sie zum Desktop, um in der realen Welt zu übenFahren Sie dort fort, wo Sie sind, indem Sie eine der folgenden Optionen verwenden