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View Ref-File[ struct ]

Defines a new data type, 'struct <name>'.  Syntax:

  struct <name> {
    <type> <member> [: <number bits> ];
    <type> <member> [: <number bits> ];
    ...
   };

where <name> is the new structure name,
<type> is a data type,
<member> is member name, and
<number bits> defines a bit field.

One can now define structure variables using

  [<qualifier>] [<class>] struct <name> <variable> [={ <constants> }]
    [, ...] ;

where <qualifier> is a type qualifier,
<class> is a storage class,
<variable> is a new structure variable name,
and <constants> is a list of constants separated by commas, where the
first constant initializes the first member, etc.

One can combine a structure definition and variable definition into
one statement (in which case <name> is optional).  One can similarly
combine a structure definition and a typedef statement.

See also Names, Structures and Variables.