How to specify storage class specifier for an object of struct without a name?

Question

I am using a struct like:

struct{
    int a;
    char b[100];
}name;

I want to use static storage class specifier on name. How can I do that?

I have added it as an answer, we shall not answer a question with a comment. — mch
– mch, Commented May 15, 2019 at 12:12

mch · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-15 13:10:10Z

3

use the word static in front of it:

static struct{
    int a;
    char b[100];
} name;

This will declare a variable named name with the type struct { ... } and the storage class specifier static.

To initialize the member of the struct, you can use

static struct{
    int a;
    char b[100];
} name = {5};

answered May 15, 2019 at 12:11

mch

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3 Comments

The declaration works, but when I use name like name.a = 1, it shows error saying unknown type name ‘name’. Also, I am doing this globally.

Cannot reproduce: ideone.com/M9KatR Can you make a full example?

name.a = 5; can only be in a function. Do you want to initialize it?

Sourav Ghosh · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-15 13:09:06Z

1

If you want to initialize a structure members having static storage in file scope, you can do something like

static struct{
    int a;
    char b[100];
} name = {.a=5, .b = "test1"};

answered May 15, 2019 at 13:09

Sourav Ghosh

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