Pointers and references

I've got a little problem with pointers and references.
Here the definition of some structure that I use:

Code:

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struct PortConfiguration
{
    PinConfiguration port0[8];      //!< Configuration of the port 0
    PinConfiguration port1[8];      //!< Configuration of the port 1
 
    bool valid;                     //!< Flag: queryPinIOConfiguration() succeeds
};
 
struct PinConfiguration
{
    PinUserMode userIO;                 //!< Specify if a pin can be used by the user or if it used internaly by the module
    PinResistorType pullUpDownType;     //!< Specify if the input pin use a pull-up or pull-down resistor
    PinResistorState pullUpDownState;   //!< Specify if the pull-up/pull-down resistor is used or not
    PinDigitalIO digitalDir;            //!< Specify the direction of a digital pin
    PinDigitalLevel outputValue;        //!< Specify the digital level of a digital pin
    PinDigitalState digitalState;       //!< Specify if a pin is a digital or analog pin
};

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This structures are defined in the class MatrixModule.
Now, in the code of some function I want to create an array of pointers of the 2 ports: port0 and port1, so it will be easy to use in loop.

Code:

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void IOPortConfig::setConfig(const MatrixModule::PortConfiguration &config)
{
    const MatrixModule::PinConfiguration* ports[2][8];
 
    ports[0] = &(config.port0);
    ports[1] = &(config.port1);

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In this way doesn't work:
error: incompatible types in assignment of ‘const MatrixModule::PinConfiguration (*)[8]’ to ‘const MatrixModule::PinConfiguration* [8]’

How should I do?

remove the "*" in

Code:

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/*const*/ MatrixModule::PinConfiguration/***/ ports[2][8];

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EDIT:
and also remove the "const"

Why I should remove the *? I don't want to copy all the structure, I just want a pointer.

Anyway, I've tried your code (I also remove the const in the function), now the error is:

error: incompatible types in assignment of ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration (*)[8]’ to ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration [8]’

Code:

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void IOPortConfig::setConfig(MatrixModule::PortConfiguration &config)
{
    MatrixModule::PinConfiguration ports[2][8];
 
    ports[0] = &(config.port0);
    ports[1] = &(config.port1);

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by PaceyIV

Why I should remove the *? I don't want to copy all the structure, I just want a pointer.

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edit: my mistake... do it like below

Quote:

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Anyway, I've tried your code (I also remove the const in the function), now the error is:
error: incompatible types in assignment of ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration (*)[8]’ to ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration [8]’

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remove the [8]

Code:

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void IOPortConfig::setConfig(MatrixModule::PortConfiguration &config)
{
    MatrixModule::PinConfiguration *ports[2]/*[8]*/;//now keep the *
 
    ports[0] = &(config.port0);
    ports[1] = &(config.port1);

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hope now it works... i have edited the above post :)

I had already tried your suggestion. I had added [8] for this error message:

error: cannot convert ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration (*)[8]’ to ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration*’ in assignment

you have to remove the [8] and bring back the *... take a look at the post again..

Code:

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//! Set the widget values from the PinConfiguration structure provided
void IOPortConfig::setConfig(MatrixModule::PortConfiguration &config)
{
    MatrixModule::PinConfiguration *ports[2];
 
    ports[0] = &(config.port0);
    ports[1] = &(config.port1);

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error: cannot convert ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration (*)[8]’ to ‘MatrixModule::PinConfiguration*’ in assignment

oh.. man... i should have read your first post carefully... my mistake my mistake.. sorry.. give me a minute..

EDIT : ... remove the & now.

Code:

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port[1] = /*&*/config.port;

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hope it works now :)

EDIT: i was all the time confusing Port and Pin as same Configuration :)

It works! Good.

Yes, sure! config.port is a pointers to config.port[0]. I should have used the & with config.port[0].
Now I can also re-add the const.

Thanks!