What does the variable array name at the end of the structure's definition means?

Question

I've already read this, this and this but it seems they're not exactly my situtation.

I have a code like this

struct ppl_weight {
    uint16_t weight;
    uint8_t weightHour;

} ppl_weightList[16];

but I can't understand the array at the end of the struct. What does it mean? Have I an array of 16 struct? How does I manage this data type?

Yes, `ppl_weightList` is an array of 16 structs. You can access it like any other array. For more help you might provide more details where your doubts are. — Gerhardh, Jul 01 '22 at 07:27
As you said, you have an`ppl_weight ` array size of 16. It is the same as `int x[16]` but the data type is the `ppl_weight ` struct. — Seyed Mohammad Amin Atyabi, Jul 01 '22 at 07:29

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '22 at 07:37

It is a declaration of an array with 16 elements of the type struct ppl_weight. You could split this declaration

struct ppl_weight {
    uint16_t weight;
    uint8_t weightHour;

} ppl_weightList[16];

the following way

struct ppl_weight {
    uint16_t weight;
    uint8_t weightHour;

};

struct ppl_weight ppl_weightList[16];

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '22 at 07:35

1

We can declare structure variables at the time of defining structure as follows

struct packet
{
  int range;
  char head;
}p1, p2, p3;

answered Jul 01 '22 at 07:35

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