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 only use this structure for once, i.e. create a global/static variable, you can remove typedef, and initialized this variable instantly:

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

Then, you can use employee in your code after that.