loop in declaration

[Frédéric Kpama]

Hi all,

I have a pretty simple issue but I can't find how to get out of it.

let's say I have the following 3 statements to include in my code :

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typedef long FunctionPtr(SOME_TYPE *);

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typedef struct {
FunctionPtr * foo;
} VTBL_TYPE;

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typedef struct {
VTBL_TYPE * bar;
} SOME_TYPE;

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I can't find a way to declare those three elements without the
compiler complaining.

any idea?

thanks a lot.

 

[Seebs]

I have a pretty simple issue but I can't find how to get out of it.

Forward declaration.

struct WILL_BE_A_TYPE;

typedef struct {
struct WILL_BE_A_TYPE * bar;
} SOME_TYPE;
typedef long FunctionPtr(SOME_TYPE *);
typedef struct WILL_BE_A_TYPE {
FunctionPtr * foo;
} VTBL_TYPE;

You can declare an incomplete type, and you can use pointers to it.

-s