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Hi guys,

Is there a difference between these two:

struct->variable
struct.variable

?

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Yes, the first is a pointer while the other is not. Example

struct something
{
  int variable;
  // blabla
};

struct somtehing* ptr; // ptr->variable
struct something obj; // obj.variable
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Member Avatar for d_panayotov

Yes, the first is a pointer while the other is not. Example

struct something
{
  int variable;
  // blabla
};

struct somtehing* ptr; // ptr->variable
struct something obj; // obj.variable

Thank You very much for the fast answer!

Member Avatar for rockerjhr

a->variable = the variable field of the struct a points to

a.variable = the variable field of the struct a

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