/*
   structs_1.c
   create a struct definition
   declare, initialize and print an automatic struct variable
   use of the . notation

   Tim Hoffman F03-15113
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

typedef struct
{
  char  *name;
  int   year; /* 1=frosh, 2=soph etc */
} Person; /* Person is now a data type */



int main( int argc, char *argv[])
{
  Person p;
  p.name = malloc( strlen("Herman Munster") +1 ); /* malloc the name string */
  strcpy( p.name,"Herman Munster" );
  p.year = 4;
  printf("name %s, year %d\n", p.name, p.year );
  free( p.name ); /* no garbage */

  return 0;
} /* EOF */