I would like to initialize a struct with all fields as zero and immediately assign it to a pointer. The struct will only need to be used within static functions whose lifetime is completely contained within the calling function.
This is the line I currently have
move_stats *mv_s = (move_stats *){0};
The struct is defined in a header file as
typedef struct {
byte open_threes;
byte open_fours;
byte half_open_fours;
bool overline;
bool five;
} move_stats;
byte is an alias for unsigned char.
Will this create the struct in the way I want it to as written? I could not find a question exactly like this, apologies if it is a duplicate.
>Solution :
Your compound ;literal defines a null pointer instead of an object of the structure type
move_stats *mv_s = (move_stats *){0};
Instead write
move_stats *mv_s = &(move_stats){0};