[LC++]typedefs in C++

[Palaka, Sasidhar]

Oh! I have been stupid for forgetting this simple rule.

Thanks Bill,

Sasi.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Rausch [mailto:William.Rausch at numerical.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:51 PM
To: tuxcpprogramming at lists.linux.org.au
Cc: Palaka, Sasidhar
Subject: Re: [LC++]typedefs in C++


At 9:24 PM +0530 9/12/02, Palaka, Sasidhar wrote:
>2) #include<stdio.h>
>    typedef int nums[4];
>    main()
>    {
>      nums np;
>      np[2] = 3;
>
>      int nq[4];
>      nq[2] = 3;
>      printf("My value = %d %d", np[2], nq[2]);
>    }
>
>Output I got: Compilation errors with gcc,
>               Compiles and runs with g++.
>
>
>Now, my question is why is not running with gcc in the
>second case? I guess, I am missing some funda with
>respect to the differences between C and C++ as far as
>'typedef's are concerned. Can somebody point out, what
>am I missing here?

Move the "int nq[4];" line to the top of the block.  In ordinary C, 
all declarations have to come at the beginning of the block.

Bill

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