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

You can create a function for it:

typedef struct {
    int id;
    char name;
} employee;

void set_iv(employee *em);

int main(){
    employee em0; set_iv(&em0);
}

void set_iv(employee *em){
    (*em).id = 0;
    (*em).name = "none";
}