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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>

typedef struct {
    int x;
    int y;
} Point;

void print_point(const char* name, Point p) {
    printf("%s is a point at x=%d, y=%d\n", name, p.x, p.y);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    // NAMED INITIALIZER
    Point p1 = { .x = 5, .y = 6 };
             //└───────┬────────┘
             //  named initializer
    
    // COMPOUND LITERAL used as RHS of an assignment
    p1 = (Point) { .x = 3, .y = 4 };

    print_point("p1", p1);

    // COMPOUND LITERAL passed as an argument to a function
    print_point("Mr. Compound Literal", (Point) { .x = 500, .y = 600 } );
                                      //└─────────────┬──────────────┘
                                      //        compound literal
    
}

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