Can I 'extend' a struct in C?

Question

typedef struct foo_s {
    int a;
} foo;

typedef struct bar_s {
    foo;
    int b;
} bar;

Essentially I want to do:

bar b;
b.a;
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Answer 1

It can be easily done via preprocessor:

Create a file named base_foo.h:

int foo;

Then simply include it:

typedef struct foo_s {
    #include "base_foo.h"
} foo;

typedef struct bar_s {
    #include "base_foo.h"
    int b;
} bar;