Re: why use -> (not .) with pointers?

Suman wrote:


Felix Kater wrote:

Hi,

when accessing the variables in a struct: What's the reason why in C
you have -> and . instead of only . ? Are there cases in which the
compiler couldn't figure out what to do?


-> is used when you have a pointer to a struct, and you are trying to
access
elements of the struct whose address is stored in the pointer.

. is used when you have an object of a struct, and you are trying to
access
elements of the struct.

Does that help?


You didn't answer the question!

>>Are there cases in which the
>>compiler couldn't figure out what to do?

My answer is no. See elsewhere in this thread
.

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