How to initialize a struct in accordance with C programming language standards

Question

I want to initialize a struct element, split in declaration and initialization. This is what I have:

typedef struct MY_TYPE {
  bool flag;
  short int value;         


        

Answer 1

If MS has not updated to C99, MY_TYPE a = { true,15,0.123 };

Answer 2

This can be done in different ways:

MY_TYPE a = { true, 1, 0.1 };

MY_TYPE a = { .stuff = 0.1, .flag = true, .value = 1 }; //designated initializer, not available in c++

MY_TYPE a;
a = (MY_TYPE) { true,  1, 0.1 };

MY_TYPE m (true, 1, 0.1); //works in C++, not available in C

Also, you can define member while declaring structure.

#include <stdio.h>

struct MY_TYPE
{
    int a;
    int b;
}m = {5,6};

int main()
{
    printf("%d  %d\n",m.a,m.b);    
    return 0;
}

Answer 3

You've almost got it...

MY_TYPE a = { true,15,0.123 };

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