pointer problem

[pro]

hi
i have a structure such as this
struct node
{
struct block
{ node* pointer;};
int x;
}*p;
when i assign a value to the identifier pointer in any member func of the class in this way an error is generated
//let r and q be node pointers
r->block->pointer=q->block;
why is this so??

[s_k]

I'm not sure but your 'block' inside structure is rather anonymous structure, I would write it rather this way:

struct node
{
   struct
   { 
      node* pointer;
   } block;
   int x;
} *p;

In any case, you assign block structure to pointer to node struct, that's wrong:

r->block.pointer = q

is ok if both r and q are pointers to node structure.

[pro]

ya thanks but how should i go abt it...
struct node
{
struct
{
node *pointer;
}block1,block2;

int data;
};
we have two pointers p(of the node) and q(of the anonymous structure)
..how do i initialize pointer in a member func????plz help

[ahoodin]

definition:

typedef struct book{
}BOOK, *PBOOK;
struct Person
{
int age;
char name[20];
char address[100];
char occupation[50];
PBOOK bible;
};

initialization:

BOOK koran;
Person p={25, "Phileas Fogg", "Saville Row, W1 London", &koran};

HTH,

ahoodin


BTW what do you mean by how do I initialize a pointer in a member func? Which member function where? Please be more specific.

[miteshpandey]

Try this;

r->block::pointer = q->block::pointer;

BTW what errors are you getting?