(: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

**Daniel Fischer** · Nov 17 '05, 05:05 PM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:02:23 -0800, Zero wrote:
[color=blue]
> First question:
>
> When I write in main:
>
> struct Person *pPerson;
> pPerson = malloc ( sizeof(struct Person) );
>
> is there also memory requested for the second struct inside Person?[/color]

No. You need to request it separately:

pPerson->MyInfos = malloc(sizeof(s truct Infos))
[color=blue]
> Second question:
> How do I write values inside the second structure Infos?[/color]

pPerson->MyInfos->Groesse etc.

Daniel

**Christopher Benson-Manica** · Nov 17 '05, 07:15 PM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

Daniel Fischer <spam@erinye.co m> wrote:
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> pPerson->MyInfos = malloc(sizeof(s truct Infos))[/color]

Prefer

pPerson->MyInfos=malloc ( sizeof *(pPerson->MyInfos) );

This way, a change in the type of MyInfos does not necessitate changes
to the call to malloc().

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**bitshadow** · Nov 18 '05, 01:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

Daniel Fischer wrote:[color=blue]
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:02:23 -0800, Zero wrote:
>[color=green]
> > First question:
> >
> > When I write in main:
> >
> > struct Person *pPerson;
> > pPerson = malloc ( sizeof(struct Person) );
> >
> > is there also memory requested for the second struct inside Person?[/color]
>
> No. You need to request it separately:
>
> pPerson->MyInfos = malloc(sizeof(s truct Infos))
>
>[/color]

are you serious?? you mean C doesnt allocate memory for the struct
nested in person?? I'm not that good in C, but does this have anything
to do with how he's set up his declaration[color=blue][color=green]
>> struct Person[/color][/color]
{
char Name[30];
char Nachname[20];
int Postleitzahl;
struct * Infos MyInfos;
};

shouldn't it be: struct lnfos *MyInfos, stated there Infos is a pointer
to a struct, but what struct, struct at that point is just a keyword
not a variable.

**Keith Thompson** · Nov 18 '05, 02:05 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

"bitshadow" <caroundw5h@yah oo.com> writes:[color=blue]
> Daniel Fischer wrote:[color=green]
>> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:02:23 -0800, Zero wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > First question:
>> >
>> > When I write in main:
>> >
>> > struct Person *pPerson;
>> > pPerson = malloc ( sizeof(struct Person) );
>> >
>> > is there also memory requested for the second struct inside Person?[/color]
>>
>> No. You need to request it separately:
>>
>> pPerson->MyInfos = malloc(sizeof(s truct Infos))
>>[/color]
>
> are you serious?? you mean C doesnt allocate memory for the struct
> nested in person?? I'm not that good in C, but does this have anything
> to do with how he's set up his declaration[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> struct Person[/color][/color]
> {
> char Name[30];
> char Nachname[20];
> int Postleitzahl;
> struct * Infos MyInfos;
> };
>
> shouldn't it be: struct lnfos *MyInfos, stated there Infos is a pointer
> to a struct, but what struct, struct at that point is just a keyword
> not a variable.[/color]

It's not nested.

If a struct contains a pointer as one of its members, allocating space
for the struct doesn't allocate any additional space for whatever the
pointer might point to. That space has to be allocated separately.
(Of course, if a struct contains another struct as one of its members,
space is allocated for the nested struct, just as it is for all the
other members that make up the enclosing struct.)

As for
struct * Infos MyInfos;
that's a syntax error (and probably just a typo in the original
message). It should be
struct Infos *MyInfos;

This is why we encourage people to cut-and-paste the exact code that
they've compiled rather than just typing it in. Typos are inevitable,
and we can't guess which errors are in the original code and which
were introduced by re-typing it.

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**Richard Heathfield** · Nov 18 '05, 02:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

bitshadow said:
[color=blue]
> Daniel Fischer wrote:[color=green]
>> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:02:23 -0800, Zero wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > First question:
>> >
>> > When I write in main:
>> >
>> > struct Person *pPerson;
>> > pPerson = malloc ( sizeof(struct Person) );
>> >
>> > is there also memory requested for the second struct inside Person?[/color]
>>
>> No. You need to request it separately:
>>
>> pPerson->MyInfos = malloc(sizeof(s truct Infos))[/color]
>
> are you serious?? you mean C doesnt allocate memory for the struct
> nested in person??[/color]

There isn't a struct nested in person. If there were, C would have allocated
memory for it.

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email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)

**bitshadow** · Nov 18 '05, 02:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

[color=blue]
> It's not nested.
>
> If a struct contains a pointer as one of its members, allocating space
> for the struct doesn't allocate any additional space for whatever the
> pointer might point to. That space has to be allocated separately.
> (Of course, if a struct contains another struct as one of its members,
> space is allocated for the nested struct, just as it is for all the
> other members that make up the enclosing struct.)
>[/color]
Yes, you are obviously right, for some reason, i was looking and seeing
a nested structure. So the dereferencing to find the value makes sense.

**bitshadow** · Nov 18 '05, 03:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

> > Second question:[color=blue][color=green]
> > How do I write values inside the second structure Infos?[/color]
>
> pPerson->MyInfos->Groesse etc.
>
>[/color]
if you add a value to a address like that. assuming:

typedef struct{
char info[SIZE];
}CLMS;

typedef struct{
CLMS clm[MAX_CLMS];
}PERSON;

PERSON *record;
record=malloc(n um_of_records * sizeof(PERSON) );

how is that i can assign values to the struct like so:

while( (character = fgetc(filename) )!=EOF){
record[record_count].clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx] = character;

and when i read out whats at that location using:

printf("record[%ld].clm[%d].info[%d]=%c\n",
record_count,cl m_count,info_nd x,record[record_count].clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx]);

i get the exact values that are there.

I'm a little confused as why i don't need to say:
(*record[record_count]).clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx] = character;
or:
record[record_count]->clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx] = character

where as in an array:

int ndx, nums[MAX];
int *ptr;
ptr = nums;

for(ndx=0; ndx <MAX; ndx++){
*(nums + ndx) = ndx * choice;

i can't just say (nums + ndx) = value;
i seem to have to specify that the value there gets this value, where
as in the first with the struct i seem to say the address gets this
value and it works. What am i missing?

**Keith Thompson** · Nov 18 '05, 06:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

"bitshadow" <caroundw5h@yah oo.com> writes:[color=blue][color=green]
>> It's not nested.
>>
>> If a struct contains a pointer as one of its members, allocating space
>> for the struct doesn't allocate any additional space for whatever the
>> pointer might point to. That space has to be allocated separately.
>> (Of course, if a struct contains another struct as one of its members,
>> space is allocated for the nested struct, just as it is for all the
>> other members that make up the enclosing struct.)
>>[/color]
> Yes, you are obviously right, for some reason, i was looking and seeing
> a nested structure. So the dereferencing to find the value makes sense.[/color]

FYI, Google adds an attribution line, like "So-and-so writes:".
Please don't delete it. Thanks.

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**Ryan Wang** · Nov 18 '05, 06:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

"bitshadow" <caroundw5h@yah oo.com>
??????:11322838 65.243026.31155 0@f14g2000cwb.g ooglegroups.com ...[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>> > Second question:
>> > How do I write values inside the second structure Infos?[/color]
>>
>> pPerson->MyInfos->Groesse etc.
>>
>>[/color]
> if you add a value to a address like that. assuming:
>
> typedef struct{
> char info[SIZE];
> }CLMS;
>
> typedef struct{
> CLMS clm[MAX_CLMS];
> }PERSON;
>
> PERSON *record;
> record=malloc(n um_of_records * sizeof(PERSON) );
>
> how is that i can assign values to the struct like so:
>
> while( (character = fgetc(filename) )!=EOF){
> record[record_count].clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx] = character;[/color]

i thinks but not sure. record is an address ,and the '[ ]' will get the
value of the address. it is just like an array.
when define an array like "int a[10]"
here "a" is an address,but "a[2]" will reture you a int number.
[color=blue]
>
> and when i read out whats at that location using:
>
> printf("record[%ld].clm[%d].info[%d]=%c\n",
> record_count,cl m_count,info_nd x,record[record_count].clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx]);
>
> i get the exact values that are there.
>
> I'm a little confused as why i don't need to say:
> (*record[record_count]).clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx] = character;
> or:
> record[record_count]->clm[clm_count].info[info_ndx] = character
>
> where as in an array:
>
> int ndx, nums[MAX];
> int *ptr;
> ptr = nums;
>
> for(ndx=0; ndx <MAX; ndx++){
> *(nums + ndx) = ndx * choice;[/color]

So does it. When an address what to get its value. It can use " * "
or "[ ]".
[color=blue]
>
> i can't just say (nums + ndx) = value;
> i seem to have to specify that the value there gets this value, where
> as in the first with the struct i seem to say the address gets this
> value and it works. What am i missing?
>[/color]

**Keith Thompson** · Nov 18 '05, 07:35 AM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

"Ryan Wang" <wangruiming@wi ndics1.com> writes:
[...][color=blue]
> i thinks but not sure. record is an address ,and the '[ ]' will get the
> value of the address. it is just like an array.
> when define an array like "int a[10]"
> here "a" is an address,but "a[2]" will reture you a int number.[/color]

This is explained in section 6 of the C FAQ.

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**bitshadow** · Nov 18 '05, 05:35 PM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

Keith Thompson wrote:[color=blue]
> "Ryan Wang" <wangruiming@wi ndics1.com> writes:
> [...][color=green]
> > i thinks but not sure. record is an address ,and the '[ ]' will get the
> > value of the address. it is just like an array.
> > when define an array like "int a[10]"
> > here "a" is an address,but "a[2]" will reture you a int number.[/color]
>
> This is explained in section 6 of the C FAQ.[/color]

Well keith can you point me to exactly where in the FAQ because i am
still a novice to C and this question plagues me. I don't believe Ryan
is correct - though well meaning - because i have a piece of code that
says other wise.
Or more kindly i know you care a C sage, if you could explain it i
would be more than appreciative. Thank you.

**bitshadow** · Nov 18 '05, 05:35 PM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

Keith Thompson wrote:[color=blue]
> "Ryan Wang" <wangruiming@wi ndics1.com> writes:
> [...][color=green]
> > i thinks but not sure. record is an address ,and the '[ ]' will get the
> > value of the address. it is just like an array.
> > when define an array like "int a[10]"
> > here "a" is an address,but "a[2]" will reture you a int number.[/color]
>
> This is explained in section 6 of the C FAQ.[/color]

Well keith can you point me to exactly where in the FAQ because i am
still a novice to C and this question plagues me. I don't believe Ryan
is correct - though well meaning - because i have a piece of code that
says other wise.
Or more kindly i know you care a C sage, if you could explain it i
would be more than appreciative. Thank you.

**bitshadow** · Nov 18 '05, 05:35 PM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

Keith Thompson wrote:[color=blue]
> "Ryan Wang" <wangruiming@wi ndics1.com> writes:
> [...][color=green]
> > i thinks but not sure. record is an address ,and the '[ ]' will get the
> > value of the address. it is just like an array.
> > when define an array like "int a[10]"
> > here "a" is an address,but "a[2]" will reture you a int number.[/color]
>
> This is explained in section 6 of the C FAQ.[/color]

Well keith can you point me to exactly where in the FAQ because i am
still a novice to C and this question plagues me. I don't believe Ryan
is correct - though well meaning - because i have a piece of code that
says other wise.
Or more kindly i know you care a C sage, if you could explain it i
would be more than appreciative. Thank you.

**Keith Thompson** · Nov 18 '05, 10:25 PM

Re: (: Pointer to struct withing pointer to struct :)

"bitshadow" <caroundw5h@yah oo.com> writes:[color=blue]
> Keith Thompson wrote:[color=green]
>> "Ryan Wang" <wangruiming@wi ndics1.com> writes:
>> [...][color=darkred]
>> > i thinks but not sure. record is an address ,and the '[ ]' will get the
>> > value of the address. it is just like an array.
>> > when define an array like "int a[10]"
>> > here "a" is an address,but "a[2]" will reture you a int number.[/color]
>>
>> This is explained in section 6 of the C FAQ.[/color]
>
> Well keith can you point me to exactly where in the FAQ because i am
> still a novice to C and this question plagues me. I don't believe Ryan
> is correct - though well meaning - because i have a piece of code that
> says other wise.[/color]

Sure. What was the question?

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