How to add functions to members of struct in c

Question

I need to include a function inside member of a struct in c. How can i do this?

I researched a bit, but didn't find anything. I am kind of new to c and dont know much of its uses.

#include<stdio.h>

//so i have a struct like this
typedef struct{
    void (*func)(void);
}test;

void testfunction(void){
    printf("Hello World!\n");
}

//as far as i have searched -> i have come up to this

int main()
{
    test a;
    *a.func = *testfunction();
    //this doesn't work
    a.func();
}

I think that this should be possible, but I don't know how to do it. Any help is appreciated.

Just drop the`*` on both sides: `a.func = testfunction;` – Gerhardh Nov 11 '21 at 11:19 — Gerhardh, Nov 11 '21 at 11:19
@Gerhardh yeah also David mentioned that – Pear Nov 11 '21 at 11:35 — Pear, Nov 11 '21 at 11:35

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '21 at 11:19

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void *func; is not a valid pointer to function, comments in code:

#include<stdio.h>

typedef struct{
    void (*func)(void); // Don't forget to include the arguments
}test;

void testfunction(void){
    printf("Hello World!\n");
}

int main()
{
    test a;
    a.func = testfunction; // Without parentheses / Without dereferencing
    a.func();
}

answered Nov 11 '21 at 11:19

David Ranieri

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@DavidRanieri you're a lifesaver thanx :) it is a small piece of large code – Pear Nov 11 '21 at 11:34

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