default value for struct member in C

Question

Is it possible to set default values for some struct member? I tried the following but, it\'d cause syntax error:

typedef struct
{
  int flag = 3;
} MyStruct         


        

Answer 1

If you are using gcc you can give designated initializers in object creation.

typedef struct
{
   int id=0;
   char* name="none";
}employee;

employee e = 
{
 .id = 0;
 .name = "none";
};

Or , simply use like array initialization.

employee e = {0 , "none"};