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Groovy hepcat asm_fool was jivin' on 21 Jun 2003 04:52:36 -0700 in
comp.lang.c.
Re: bitwise operator on a struct's a cool scene! Dig it!

>I have made some corrections accordingly.
>
>#include <stdlib.h>
>#include <stdio.h>
>#include <string.h>
>struct node
>{
> int y;
>}l[]={3};
>int main()
>{
> struct node *p=l;
> int *k;
> printf("%p %d\n",*p,p->y);

This is still wrong. You are still passing a struct node to printf()
but telling it to expect something else (a pointer to void this time).

> k = (int*)p;
> *k = (*k << 1);

Tip: the above line can be shortened to this:

*k <<= 1;

> memcpy(p,k,sizeof *p);

And this is still as pointless as it was before, since k points at
the same place as p (because you assigned p's value to k above). And
it still causes undefined behaviour, since the memory pointed at by k
overlaps that pointed at by p. (In fact, they point at the same
memory.)

> printf("%p %d\n",*p,p->y);

And this is still wrong. See above.

> return 0;
>}
>
>
> Since it appears that your grasp of C is
>> as yet not very firm, I'd say you would be making a SERIOUS
>> MISTAKE to even consider such a thing; the chances of getting
>> it right are vanishingly small at your present stage of
>> development.
>
>How can a self-learner like me will improve his programming? Please
>suggest something.

Keep reading books on C. Keep writing C programs. (But start with
something easy and work your way up.) Keep asking for help.

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