[prads]

Hello,
I want to pass structures as argument parameters of a function. For eg suppose i have 2 structures:

struct set
{
 int ms;
double code;
} settings={10,5.5};

struct trac
{
double freq[100];
double ip[100];
}trackres[5];

main()
{

}

And this runs through the main() code and gets its values. Now if i want to write a function which takes these values from the structures as inputs and gives me some calculated values as output. Is this syntax correct?

func_out= func_name(struct trackres[5], struct settings);

and also if i want to access the structures values within the function, can i use it as usual i.e
new_var=trackres[2].ip[10];


Thanks,
prads

This post has been edited by prads: 05 December 2007 - 05:20 AM

[curiose]

i think that u have to make a global structure so u can get it throw any other function by using it inside

[prads]

curiose, on 5 Dec, 2007 - 08:12 AM, said:

i think that u have to make a global structure so u can get it throw any other function by using it inside

my structures are global and defined before main()...........

[prads]

hello,
its still unclear about passing the structures.....can someone pls help me.
thanks,
prads

[Bench]

Global variables are 'evil' - so don't use them unless you really have to.

the struct keyword is merely a mechanism to make a composite type, the rules for passing a variable or array are the same as for variables of any other type. The difference is that a struct type in 'C' is preceded by the struct keyword (Unless you use a typedef).

void foo( struct trac my_trac ) 

This post has been edited by Bench: 07 December 2007 - 04:17 AM

[prads]

Bench, on 7 Dec, 2007 - 04:17 AM, said:

Global variables are 'evil' - so don't use them unless you really have to.

the struct keyword is merely a mechanism to make a composite type, the rules for passing a variable or array are the same as for variables of any other type. The difference is that a struct type in 'C' is preceded by the struct keyword (Unless you use a typedef).

void foo( struct trac my_trac ) 

so if i hav an array of structures then should i declare it as......

void foo( struct trac my_trac[5] ) 

[Bench]

prads, on 7 Dec, 2007 - 09:33 PM, said:

so if i hav an array of structures then should i declare it as......

void foo( struct trac my_trac[5] ) 

Yep, you've got the idea.

[Orisiti]

I have very little experience with structs, or C++ objects (i learned procedural c++ then switched to java for oop for a few years) and i am also having troubles passing structures as parameters.
I am using the allegro library that stores bitmaps is structures that are typedef'ed (or i believe they are, as i never have had to use the struct keyword with them) i am trying to create a sprite class that takes a BITMAP struct as parameter in the constructor.
here is the prototype and constructor:

Sprite(BITMAP *, int,int,int);
...
Sprite::Sprite(BITMAP *img, int frameCount, int directions, int frameDelay){
	image=img;
	frames=frameCount;
	rotations=directions;
	delay=frameDelay;
	fWidth=((image->w)/frames);
	fHeight=((image->h)/rotations);
	curFrame = 0;
	curDelay=0;
	frameSpeed=1;
}

i am getting the following errors when trying to create a sprite:

error C2533: 'Sprite::{ctor}' : constructors not allowed a return type
error C2264: 'Sprite::Sprite' : error in function definition or declaration; function not called
error C2512: 'Sprite' : no appropriate default constructor available

i apologize if this is not a problem with how i am passing the struct and therefor in the wrong topic, but i am assuming it is, as the rest of the syntax appears sound.