I am trying to do a typedef that I used to be able to do with another compiler.

it is:

typedef char[80] char80;

with the result to create a type that causes the compiler to create/reference an 80 character sized memory space of type char.

I think I may have the syntax wrong, but can the above be done with the DigitalMars compiler?

I have done

typedef struct {
    char  item[80];
} char80;

but this is not so simple under some circumstances in accessing the data. With byte alignment, the above struct works fine though with many functions that use void * or with casting (ugh).

What say you folks to this and am I too far left or right of standards?

Try:

typedef char          char80 [ 80 ];

Jan



John Lance wrote:

> I am trying to do a typedef that I used to be able to do with another compiler.
>
> it is:
>
> typedef char[80] char80;
>
> with the result to create a type that causes the compiler to create/reference an 80 character sized memory space of type char.
>
> I think I may have the syntax wrong, but can the above be done with the DigitalMars compiler?
>
> I have done
>
> typedef struct {
>     char  item[80];
> } char80;
>
> but this is not so simple under some circumstances in accessing the data. With byte alignment, the above struct works fine though with many functions that use void * or with casting (ugh).
>
> What say you folks to this and am I too far left or right of standards?