/*
    structs_2.c
    create a struct definition
    declare, initialize and print and free a DYNAMIC struct variable
    using the -> notation
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

typedef struct {
    char *name;
    int  age;
} Person;  /* Person is now a data type */


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    Person *ptr; /* the pointer */

    /* allocate the object */
    ptr = (Person *)malloc(sizeof(Person));

    (*ptr).name = (char *)malloc((strlen("Mark Stehlik") + 1) * sizeof(char));

    /* copy name and year into the object */
    strcpy((*ptr).name, "Mark Stehlik" );
    ptr->age = 47;

    /* print */
    printf("name= %s, age= %d\n", ptr->name, ptr->age);

    free(ptr->name); /* the string */
    free(ptr); /* the struct */

    return 0;
}