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Quick Reference

Defining Structs:​

Syntax​

struct NameOfStruct
{
	datatype1 dataMember1;
	datatype2 dataMember2;
	datatype3 dataMember3;
	...
};

Example:​

struct Student
{
	char firstName[101];
	char lastName[101];
	int studentNumber;
	char program[5];
	float gpa;
};

Declaring instances of a struct​

Syntax​

struct NameOfStruct
{
	datatype1 dataMember1;
	datatype2 dataMember2;
	datatype3 dataMember3;
	...
};

void someFunction()
{
	...
	struct NameOfStruct variableName;
	...
}

Example:​

struct Student
{
	char firstName[101];
	char lastName[101];
	int studentNumber;
	char program[5];
	float gpa;
};
int main(void)
{
	...
	struct Student student1;
	...
}

Initializing a Struct​

Syntax​

struct NameOfStruct
{
	datatype1 dataMember1;
	datatype2 dataMember2;
	datatype3 dataMember3;
	...
};


void someFunction()
{
	...
	//value1, value2 and value3 are assigned to data members in the order
	//of the data value declaration
	//this will put value1 into dataMember1, value2 into dataMember2, value3 into dataMember3 etc.
	struct NameOfStruct variableName = {value1, value2, value3....;
	...
}

Example:​

struct Student
{
	char firstName[101];
	char lastName[101];
	int studentNumber;
	char program[5];
	float gpa;
};
int main(void)
{
	...
	struct Student student1 ={"Amy", "Lee", 123456789, "CPA", 3.7};
	...
}