Example: C structure

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Example: C structure

Program to add two distances which is in feet and inches
 

#include <stdio.h>
struct Distance
{
    int feet;
    float inch;
} dist1, dist2, sum;

int main()
{
    printf("1st distance\n");
    printf("Enter feet: ");
    scanf("%d", &dist1.feet);

    printf("Enter inch: ");
    scanf("%f", &dist1.inch);
    printf("2nd distance\n");

    printf("Enter feet: ");
    scanf("%d", &dist2.feet);

    printf("Enter inch: ");
    scanf("%f", &dist2.inch);

    // adding feet
    sum.feet = dist1.feet + dist2.feet;
    // adding inches
    sum.inch = dist1.inch + dist2.inch;

    // changing feet if inch is greater than 12
    while (sum.inch >= 12) 
    {
        ++sum.feet;
        sum.inch = sum.inch - 12;
    }

    printf("Sum of distances = %d\'-%.1f\"", sum.feet, sum.inch);
    return 0;
}

Output

1st distance
Enter feet: 12
Enter inch: 7.9
2nd distance
Enter feet: 2
Enter inch: 9.8
Sum of distances = 15'-5.7"

Keyword typedef

Keyword typedef can be used to simplify syntax of a structure.

struct Distance{
    int feet;
    float inch;
};

int main() {
    structure Distance d1, d2;
}

is equivalent to

typedef struct Distance{
    int feet;
    float inch;
} distances;

int main() {
    distances dist1, dist2, sum;
}