Structure Arrays

jjames · December 2007

Is it possible to have a structure array? (Structures within structures.) I can't get it to compile. Grrr - this would be very helpful.

Ex:

STRUCTURE struct_1
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_2
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_3
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_4
{               
	CHAR Name[70]
	INTEGER Number
}

STRUCTURE struct_All[]
{
	 struct_1
	,struct_2
	,struct_3
	,struct_4
}

Perhaps what I'm trying to accomplish is done another way?

Joe Hebert · December 2007

Yes you can. Here is an example of the syntax:

DEFINE_TYPE

STRUCTURE struct_1
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_2
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_3
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_4
{               
	CHAR Name[70]
	INTEGER Number
}

STRUCTURE struct_All
{
	struct_1 somename1
	struct_2 somename2
	struct_3 somename3[4]
	struct_4 somename4
}

DEFINE_VARIABLE

struct_All	all_structs[5]


DEFINE_START

all_structs[1].somename1.Name = 'what'

all_structs[1].somename3[3].Name = 'ever'

jjames wrote:
Is it possible to have a structure array? (Structures within structures.) I can't get it to compile. Grrr - this would be very helpful.

Ex:
STRUCTURE struct_1
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_2
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_3
{                
	CHAR Name[70] 
	INTEGER Number
}                
STRUCTURE struct_4
{               
	CHAR Name[70]
	INTEGER Number
}

STRUCTURE struct_All[]
{
	 struct_1
	,struct_2
	,struct_3
	,struct_4
}
Perhaps what I'm trying to accomplish is done another way?

mpullin · December 2007

Structure: can we build it? Yes we can!

jjames · December 2007

Thank you much! Works like a charm.

Joe Hebert · December 2007

jjames wrote:

Thank you much! Works like a charm.

It's magically delicious.

GSLogic · December 2007

jjames wrote:

Is it possible to have a structure array? (Structures within structures.) I can't get it to compile. Grrr - this would be very helpful.

You can also have multi dimension arrays inside the structure.

//**************************
  STRUCTURE _test
  {
     char    strName[4][70];
     integer nNumber[4];
  }
//***************************
DEFINE_VARIABLE
   _test test[4]

//***************************
DEFINE_START
  test[1].strName[1] = 'slot one array one';
  test[1].nNumber[1] = 1;
  
  test[2].strName[3] = 'slot three array two';
  test[2].nNumber[3] = 3;

Just another way to look at it.

jjames · December 2007

GSLogic wrote:

You can also have multi dimension arrays inside the structure.

Hmmm - I might like this one just a tad better. I can then set up constants instead of trying to remember what test[1] or test[5] is.

dthorson · January 2008

Here is an array of structures. This may be a simple version of what you were looking for. Of course you can have any variable inside CHAR, INT, INT[][].

PROGRAM_NAME='TestStruct'

DEFINE_TYPE
STRUCTURE _sStuct_Define
{
	CHAR		cVar1[50]	// 
	CHAR		cVar2[255]	// 
	CHAR		cVar3[50]	// 
	INTEGER		iVar1		// 
	INTEGER		iVar2		// 
}

DEFINE_VARIABLE

_sStuct_Define struct1
_sStuct_Define struct2
_sStuct_Define struct3
_sStuct_Define struct4
_sStuct_Define struct5

_sStuct_Define structAll[5]

DEFINE_START
structAll[1] = struct1
structAll[2] = struct2
structAll[3] = struct3
structAll[4] = struct4
structAll[5] = struct5

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