Solution for Exercise 14-5

ex1405

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    struct president
    {
        char name[40];
        int year;
    } first = {
        "George Washington",
        1789
    }, second = {
        "John Adams",
        1897
    };

    printf("The first president was %s\n",first.name);
    printf("He was inaugurated in %d\n",first.year);
    printf("The second president was %s\n",second.name);
    printf("He was inaugurated in %d\n",second.year);

    return(0);
}

Output

The first president was George Washington
He was inaugurated in 1789
The second president was John Adams
He was inaugurated in 1897

Notes

* The comma is what makes the multi-declarations happen.

* The data in the braces must match in quantity and type the members of the structure.

* Many options are available to declare both structures. Above, you see an approach based on the layout of Exercise 14-4. Here is another way to make the declaration and assignment:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    struct president
    {
        char name[40];
        int year;
    } first = { "George Washington", 1789 },
    second = { "John Adams", 1897 };

    printf("The first president was %s\n",first.name);
    printf("He was inaugurated in %d\n",first.year);
    printf("The second president was %s\n",second.name);
    printf("He was inaugurated in %d\n",second.year);

    return(0);
}

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