Editing Struct (C programming language) (section)

==Typedef==

Via the keyword [[Typedef|<code>typedef</code>]], a struct type can be referenced without using the <code>struct</code> keyword. However, some{{who|date=October 2021}} programming style guides advise against this, claiming that it can obfuscate the type.

For example:
<syntaxhighlight lang="C">
typedef struct tag_name {
   type member1;
   type member2;
} thing_t;
thing_t thing;
</syntaxhighlight>

In C++ code, typedef is not needed because types defined via <code>struct</code> are part of the regular namespace, so the type can be referred to as either <code>struct thing_t</code> or <code>thing_t</code>.