Passing an array of structs in C

Question

I\'m having trouble passing an array of structs to a function in C.

I\'ve created the struct like this in main:

int main()
{
    struct Items
    {
          


        

Answer 1

You need to use pointer to array, after that its easy to access its members

void ReadFile(Items * items);

should work.

Answer 2

Well, when you pass a structure like you did, it actually creates a local copy of it in the function. So it will have no effect on your original structure, no matter how you modify it in ReadFile.

I am not sure about a different approach and this might not answer your question, but I recommend you try pointers. You'll definitely be using them quite a lot in C/C++. And they can be really powerful once you master them

Answer 3

Have you tried to declare you function like this:

void ReadFile(struct Items[])

Might be helpful: http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/cpp/threads/105699