Re: typedef ... refactored

From	Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: typedef ... refactored
Date	2020-08-14 10:29 -0700
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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> writes:
[...]
> The distinction between "struct X" and "typedef X" namespaces is
> unavoidable in C, and useful as it lets you use the same name for a
> struct and its typedef.  (The alternative is to do as C++ did - make "X"
> automatically a typedef for "struct X".  That is, IMHO, better - but it
> was a change that could be made for C++ when C++ was new, not for C when
> C was already old.)

Strictly speaking, C++ doesn't make automatically create typedefs.  It
has the same typedef feature that C has, and it's used only when you use
the "typedef" keyword.  The difference is that struct tags (also enum,
union, and class tags) are directly visible.

You could achieve (mostly?) the same effect by using automatically
created typedefs, but that's not what C++ does.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips Healthcare
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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typedef ... refactored G G <gdotone@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 01:07 -0700
  Re: typedef ... refactored G G <gdotone@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 01:46 -0700
    Re: typedef ... refactored Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-08-09 08:09 -0400
      Re: typedef ... refactored Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-08-09 18:08 +0200
  Re: typedef ... refactored Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-09 09:29 +0000
  Re: typedef ... refactored Johann Klammer <klammerj@NOSPAM.a1.net> - 2020-08-09 13:29 +0200
  Re: typedef ... refactored Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 13:53 +0200
    Re: typedef ... refactored Poprocks <please@replytogroup.com> - 2020-08-10 20:37 +0000
      Re: typedef ... refactored Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-10 13:49 -0700
        Re: typedef ... refactored Poprocks <please@replytogroup.com> - 2020-08-10 23:09 +0000
          Re: typedef ... refactored Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-08-11 07:14 +0000
            Why not indeed??? (Was: typedef ... refactored) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-08-11 07:48 +0000
            Re: typedef ... refactored Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-11 10:56 +0100
        Re: typedef ... refactored Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-08-28 04:08 -0700
      Re: typedef ... refactored Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-11 08:10 +0200
        Re: typedef ... refactored Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2020-08-13 00:52 +0300
          Re: typedef ... refactored Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-14 14:13 +0200
            Re: typedef ... refactored Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-14 13:37 +0100
              Re: typedef ... refactored Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-14 14:54 +0200
                Re: typedef ... refactored David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-14 16:46 +0200
                Re: typedef ... refactored Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-14 16:59 +0100
                Re: typedef ... refactored David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-14 21:05 +0200
                Re: typedef ... refactored Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-14 20:51 +0100
                Re: typedef ... refactored antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2020-08-16 13:36 +0000
                Re: typedef ... refactored Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-16 15:58 +0100
                Re: typedef ... refactored antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2020-08-16 18:10 +0000
                Re: typedef ... refactored Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-14 13:23 -0700
                Re: typedef ... refactored David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-16 19:48 +0200
                [OT] words.  Was: typedef ... refactored Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-16 20:08 +0100
                Re: [OT] words. Was: typedef ... refactored David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-17 10:50 +0200
                Re: [OT] words. Was: typedef ... refactored Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-17 12:00 +0100
                Re: typedef ... refactored Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2020-08-17 17:51 +0300
                Re: typedef ... refactored Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-17 16:06 +0100
                Re: typedef ... refactored Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-17 10:48 -0700
                Re: typedef ... refactored scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-08-17 19:36 +0000
                Re: typedef ... refactored Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-17 14:06 -0700
                Re: typedef ... refactored Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-08-28 03:53 -0700
                Re: typedef ... refactored Kaz Kylheku <793-849-0957@kylheku.com> - 2020-08-28 15:30 +0000
                Re: typedef ... refactored Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-08-29 02:24 +0100
                Re: typedef ... refactored Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-08-14 18:37 +0200
                Re: typedef ... refactored Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-14 10:29 -0700
                Re: typedef ... refactored David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-08-14 21:10 +0200
                Re: typedef ... refactored Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-08-14 12:32 -0700
  Re: typedef ... refactored G G <gdotone@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 05:44 -0700
    Re: typedef ... refactored Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2020-08-09 08:12 -0700
      Re: typedef ... refactored G G <gdotone@gmail.com> - 2020-08-09 08:32 -0700
  Re: typedef ... refactored John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2020-08-12 11:45 -0700
    Re: typedef ... refactored Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-08-12 19:59 +0100
    Re: typedef ... refactored Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-08-12 14:16 -0700
    Re: typedef ... refactored Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-08-28 05:05 -0700
  Re: typedef ... refactored Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2020-08-13 00:41 +0300

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