68.C Program to Store Information Using Structures with Dynamically Memory Allocation

C Program to Store Information Using Structures with Dynamically Memory Allocation

In this example, you'll learn to store information using structures by allocation dynamic memory using malloc().

To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of following C programming topics:

• C Programming Pointers
• C Dynamic Memory Allocation
• C Programming Structure

This program asks user to store the value of noOfRecords and allocates the memory for the noOfRecords structure variable dynamically using malloc() function.

Example: Demonstrate the Dynamic Memory Allocation for Structure

#include <stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

struct course
{
   int marks;
   char subject[30];
};

int main()
{
   struct course *ptr;
   int i, noOfRecords;
   printf("Enter number of records: ");
   scanf("%d", &noOfRecords);

   // Allocates the memory for noOfRecords structures with pointer ptr pointing to the base address.
   ptr = (struct course*) malloc (noOfRecords * sizeof(struct course));

   for(i = 0; i < noOfRecords; ++i)
   {
       printf("Enter name of the subject and marks respectively:\n");
       scanf("%s %d", &(ptr+i)->subject, &(ptr+i)->marks);
   }

   printf("Displaying Information:\n");

   for(i = 0; i < noOfRecords ; ++i)
       printf("%s\t%d\n", (ptr+i)->subject, (ptr+i)->marks);

   return 0;
}

Output

Enter number of records: 2
Enter name of the subject and marks respectively:
Programming
22
Enter name of the subject and marks respectively:
Structure
33

Displaying Information:
Programming      22
Structure        33

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