quick question on using bsearch() on an array of structs

[Bit Byter]

I am hacking some legacy code and have put together a simple test to
test some hashing funcs I've written. I now want to do a simplistic
timing between the various structs.

Here's a snippet:

struct item_{
char key[16];
char data[32];
};

typedef struct {
struct item_ items[NUM_ITEMS];
}fakeHash ;
void fooBar(){
char buff[16];

/* 1. generate random index */
int rix =randix();

/* 2. generate key based off of random index */
sprintf(buff, "key%d",rix);

/* search for key using bsearch (keys already sorted)
bsearch((void*)&buff,(void*)fh.items.key,NUM_ITEMS ,sizeof(struct
item_.key), (void*)strcmp )
*/

}
Any suggestions on using bsearch with this struct?. Note the commented
out code is only pseudo code. I KNOW it won't work

[tmp123]

Bit Byter wrote:

I am hacking some legacy code and have put together a simple test to
test some hashing funcs I've written. I now want to do a simplistic
timing between the various structs.

Here's a snippet:

struct item_{
char key[16];
char data[32];
};

typedef struct {
struct item_ items[NUM_ITEMS];
}fakeHash ;
void fooBar(){
char buff[16];

/* 1. generate random index */
int rix =randix();

/* 2. generate key based off of random index */
sprintf(buff, "key%d",rix);

/* search for key using bsearch (keys already sorted)
bsearch((void*)&buff,(void*)fh.items.key,NUM_ITEMS ,sizeof(struct
item_.key), (void*)strcmp )
*/

}
Any suggestions on using bsearch with this struct?. Note the commented
out code is only pseudo code. I KNOW it won't work

Something like:

struct item_ *p;
p=bsearch( buff, fakeHash.items, NUM_ITEMS, sizeof(struct item_),
(void *)strcmp );

[Barry Schwarz]

On 15 Apr 2006 07:41:54 -0700, "tmp123" <tm****@menta.net> wrote:

Bit Byter wrote:

I am hacking some legacy code and have put together a simple test to
test some hashing funcs I've written. I now want to do a simplistic
timing between the various structs.

Here's a snippet:

struct item_{
char key[16];
char data[32];
};

typedef struct {
struct item_ items[NUM_ITEMS];
}fakeHash ;
void fooBar(){
char buff[16];

/* 1. generate random index */
int rix =randix();

/* 2. generate key based off of random index */
sprintf(buff, "key%d",rix);

/* search for key using bsearch (keys already sorted)
bsearch((void*)&buff,(void*)fh.items.key,NUM_ITEMS ,sizeof(struct
item_.key), (void*)strcmp )
*/

}
Any suggestions on using bsearch with this struct?. Note the commented
out code is only pseudo code. I KNOW it won't work

Something like:

struct item_ *p;
p=bsearch( buff, fakeHash.items, NUM_ITEMS, sizeof(struct item_),
(void *)strcmp );

The cast for strcmp is incorrect and guarantees a diagnostic since
there is no implied conversion between function and object pointers..
The correct cast would be
(int (*)(const void*,const void*))strcmp

This only works because char* and void* are guaranteed to have the
same representation. In general, it would be better to provide you
own wrapper.
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