static array of structures

[kris]

Ben Gardner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to convert some C code to D, but I ran into a little problem.
> The C code defines a fairly large static array of structures.
> At run time, the table is scanned to find a matching string.
> 
> Below is how I think the array of structures should be written in d.
> I didn't post the C code because it is nearly identical.
> 
> struct options_table
> {
>    option_id id;
>    char []   name;
>    argtype_t type;
> };
> 
> options_table [] the_table =
> {
>    { UO_option1, "option1", AT_NUM },
>    { UO_option2, "option2", AT_STRING },
>    { UO_option3, "option3", AT_BOOL },
> };
> 
> However, this gives me the error:
> Error: a struct is not a valid initializer for a options_table []
> 
> I assume there is a simple way to do this.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help!
> Ben

it needs to have square brackets for the array assignment:

  options_table [] the_table =
  [
     { UO_option1, "option1", AT_NUM },
     { UO_option2, "option2", AT_STRING },
     { UO_option3, "option3", AT_BOOL },
  ];