C++ Pointers. How to assign value to a pointer struct?

c, c++, pointers, struct

Solution

You need to use the -> operator on pointers, like this:

car * tempCar = new car();
tempCar->vin = 1234;
tempCar->make = "GM";
//...
delete tempCar;

Also, don't forget to allocate memory for tempCar if you're using a pointer like this. That's what 'new' and 'delete' do.

Problem

I have the following struct: ``` typedef struct{ int vin; char* make; char* model; int year; double fee; }car; ``` Then I create a pointer of type car ``` car *tempCar; ``` How do I assign values to the tempCar? I'm having trouble ``` tempCar.vin = 1234; tempCar.make = "GM"; tempCar.year = 1999; tempCar.fee = 20.5; ``` Compiler keeps saying tempCar is of type car*. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong

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