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

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

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    Point p = { .x = 5, .y = 7 };   // “named initializer”

    // WRONG
    // p = { .x = 88, .y = 99 };  // error: expected expression before ‘{’ token

    p = (Point) { .x = 88, .y = 99 };
    //  └───────────┬──────────────┘
    //       “compound literal”

    // p = (Point) { .x = 88, .y = 99 };

    // WRONG
    // p = (Point*) { .x = 88, .y = 99 };
    //        ↑
    //  No asterisk inside the (…)
    
    // NOTE
    // - type of p is Point.
    // - type of the compound literal (Point) { … } is also Point.

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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