accessing a member of a struct via pointer,results in error

Question

This is a struct I have written.

typedef struct {
    int index=NULL;
    int sd;
    pthread_t tid;
    char* name;
}client_t;

Next I am making an array of these structs.

static client_t *clients[MAXCLIENTS];

Now in the main function, I am assigning values for these structs according to the position in the array.

    clients[freeslot]->index=freeslot;
    clients[freeslot]->sd=connfd;
    clients[freeslot]->tid=syscall(SYS_gettid);
    clients[freeslot]->name=threadnames[freeslot];

when i compile, i get these error messages.

code.c:185:12: error: ‘client_t’ has no member named ‘index’
code.c:186:19: error: ‘client_t’ has no member named ‘sd’
code.c:187:19: error: ‘client_t’ has no member named ‘tid’
code.c:188:19: error: ‘client_t’ has no member named ‘name’

I am confused about these error messages. Have I assigned values in a wrong way?

Are you sure you're including the correct definition of client_t, i.e. you don't have any more different definions lying around? — slugonamission
– slugonamission, Commented May 29, 2013 at 16:44
Remove the =NULL from index. You should also consider whether you want an array of pointers (in which case you'll need to allocate memory) or whether you meant to declare an array of client_t instances - static client_t clients[MAXCLIENTS]; — simonc
– simonc, Commented May 29, 2013 at 16:47

priteshbaviskar · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-29 16:51:59Z

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Assignments are not allowed in a struct. Try assigning index to NULL outside the struct.

answered May 29, 2013 at 16:51

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