How to initialize nested structures in C++?

Question

I have created a couple of different structures in a program. I now have a structure with nested structures however I cannot work out how to initialize them correctly. The

Answer 1

You can add default values to a structure like so:

struct Point{
   Point() : x(0), y(0)
     { };

   float x;
   float y;
};

or

struct Point{
   Point() 
     { 
       x = 0;
       y = 0;
     };

   float x;
   float y;
};

For adding those values during construction, add parameters to constructors like this:

struct Point{
   Point(float x, float y) 
     { 
       this->x = x;
       this->y = y;
     };

   float x;
   float y;
};

and instantiate them with these:

Point Pos(10, 10);
Point *Pos = new Point(10, 10);

This also works for your other data structures.