How to create a new instance of a struct

Question

What is the correct way to create a new instance of a struct? Given the struct:

struct listitem {
    int val;
    char * def;
    struct listitem * next;
};
         


        

Answer 1

struct listitem newItem; // Automatic allocation
newItem.val = 5;

Here's a quick rundown on structs: http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~wolber/SoftwareDev/C/CStructs.htm