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Re: Structure Containing Structure: question about parentheses [message #55249 is a reply to message #55247]

Thu, 09 August 2007 10:20

David Fanning
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On Aug 9, 9:36 am, lark...@gmail.com wrote:

> I have a question about using parentheses with structures that are
> members of a structure. I include a sample program below that
> demonstrates the behaviors.
>
> Basically I have no problem if I run the command
>
> state.str.c = 50
>
> But if I run the command
>
> (state.str).c = 50
>
> then I get the error:
>
> Attempt to store into an expression: Structure reference.
> Execution halted at: TESTSTRUCT 32 C:\teststruct.pro
> $MAIN$
>
> Can someone explain this behavior to me?

Here is an article that explains what is going on:

http://www.dfanning.com/misc_tips/ptr_struct.html

Cheers,

David

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