From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: how do i define structures ?
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 13:10:42 -0700
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Arthur wrote:

> Do you actually need the last mystruct? Perhaps I've been using C++
> for too
> long (where you don't even need typedef), ...

Well, typedef certainly still exists, but isn't necessary when defining
structs, classes, and unions.

> ... but I thought that you could
> define a typedef'd structure thus:
> 
> typedef structs mystruct {
>     int x;
>     int y;
> }

This is illegal.  You meant

    typedef struct {
        int x, y;
    } mystruct;

This declares an anonymous struct (one with no tag), and typedefs it to
be mystruct.  The usual way that typedefs are used with structurs
declares both a tag (e.g., struct X) and the type by itself (e.g., X). 
The typedefs are unnecessary in C++, but also do not do any harm.

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