C Programming: Visual Quickstart Guide

Using Arrays of Structures

Structures, just like integers, floats, and characters, can be used in arrays. The syntax for creating one is just like you'd expect:

struct students {
   char name[30];
   float gpa;
};
struct students class[20];

To refer to an individual array element, you would of course refer to the array's index, like class[19]. To refer to an individual structural member of an individual array element, the syntax is

					array_name[index].field_name
class[10].gpa = 2.78;

In our next example, we create a list of student names and grades by taking input from the user and storing it in an array of structures.

To use arrays of structures

1.	Create a new file or project in your text editor or IDE.
2.	Type the standard beginning lines of code ...