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Struct member only accessible through pointer to struct.

Markus
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Why can I only access a struct member through a pointer to said struct? I thought you were able to access a pointer's members via the dot notation?

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  1. person mark;
  2. person *ptr_mark;
  3. ptr_mark->age = 1;
  4. mark.age = 1; /** 'age' undeclared?
  5.  
Nov 1 '09 #1
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weaknessforcats
9,208 Recognized Expert Moderator Expert
Works for me.

There is something you aren't telling me.
Nov 1 '09 #2
Markus
6,050 Recognized Expert Expert
What the chuff. I don't understand why it didn't work before, but it works now.

Sorry!
Nov 1 '09 #3
Ectara
24 New Member
In the example, the pointer is not initialized, nor is it pointing to the address of the structer declared above it. Though, by your follow-up response, I assume that this isn't an actual code snippet from your project. But otherwise, yeah, lines 3 and 4 would do the same thing if the pointer pointed to the address of the structure.
Nov 3 '09 #4

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