/*
   structs_2.c
   create a struct definition
   declare, initialize and print and free a DYNAMIC struct variable
   using 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; /* the pointer */

  /* allocate the object */
  p = malloc( sizeof(Person) );

  /* malloc a string for the name field */
  p->name = malloc( strlen("Herman Munster") + 1  );

  /* copy name and year into the object */
  strcpy( p->name, "Herman Munster" );
  p->year = 5; /* grad student */

  /* print */
  printf("name: %s, year: %d\n", p->name, p->year );

  free( p->name ); /* the string */
  free( p ); /* the struct */

  return 0;
} /* EOF */