Outline:

1. C Structs
   • overview
   • example: struct.c
   • memory layout
2. Mixing structs and arrays
   • example: struct_array.c
   • memory layout
3. Lab 2: Strings in C

Want additional practice?

Check out the interactive exercises from the textbook:

• Strings and the String Library
• Structs

Note that some of these exercises use malloc – we’ll see that soon!

Reading assignment (to be completed by the next class):

What we talked about today:

• DiS Sec. 2.7: Structs
• DiS Sec. 1.5.1: Introduction to Arrays
• DiS Sec. 1.5.4: Introduction to Strings and the C String Library

For next time:

• DiS Sec. 2.1: Parts of Program Memory and Scope
• DiS Sec. 2.2: C Pointer Variables
• Binky Pointer Fun Video C (video by Nick Parlante)
• Pointer basics (Stanford)
• Take a look at The 5-Minute Guide to C Pointers by Dennis Kubes. If you don’t read this now, return to it in a few days. Some of it won’t make sense until later this term, but it’s still valuable.