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

// Basic (cannonical) syntax + typedef alias
// Syntax #2 of 3

// Define a struct type called 'struct _Point'.
struct _Point {
    int x;
    int y;
    char* name;
};  // <<<<< DO NOT FORGET THE SEMICOLON <<<<<

typedef  struct _Point    Point;
//       «existing_type»  «new_type_name»

Point make_point(int x, int y, char* name) {
    Point new_point = { .x = x, .y = y, .name = name }; // <-- named initializer
    return new_point;
}

void print_point(Point p) {
    printf("%s:  .x == %d   .y == %d\n", p.name, p.x, p.y);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    Point p1 = make_point(5, 7, "here");
    print_point(p1);
    
    Point p2 = make_point(6, 8, "there");
    print_point(p2);

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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