c_notes/pointers_to_structs

c_notes_struct_pointers.c

struct date
{
    int day;
    int month;
    int year;
}

struct date my_bday;
struct date *bday_pointer;

// pointer references struct
bday_pointer = &my_bday;

// accessing a struct member through a pointer has a short-hand
// the two lines below are equivalent
(*bday_pointer).day
bday_pointer->day

// setting members of the struct through the pointer:
bday_pointer->day = 2;
bday_pointer->month = 12;
bday_pointer->year = 1982;