Example: typedef

The following example uses a typedef, about_app_t, to a structure called about_app. Using a typedef simplifies all future references to the structure (for example, in the call to the memset function) because there is no need to specify the full identifier "struct about_app".

An instance of this structure, a, is defined and used in the function Actions.

    typedef struct about_app {
        char * version;
        int field1;
        int field2;
    } about_app_t;

    about_app_t a; // Global scope
    a.field1 = 12;
    a.field2 = 13;

//Set all fields to 0

    memset(&a, 0, sizeof(about_app_t)); 

    // Show that fields have a value of 0

    lr_output_message ("After memset field1=%d field2=%d", a.field1, a.field2);
    a.version = "app version 1.0";
    a.field1 = 5;
    a.field2 = 6;
    lr_output_message ("Now, field1=%d field2=%d", a.field1, a.field2);

Example: Output:
Action.c(18): After memset field1=0 field2=0
Action.c(23): Now, field1=5 field2=6