Typedef

In this class, we will study the command typedef.

Assigning synonyms to the types

The programmer can assign synonyms to the data types using the command typedef; this makes the code easier to read. To create a typedef, the following structure is used:

typedef <name> <synonym>;

For example, to assign the synonym integer to the type int, we can do it:

typedef int integer;

After that, it becomes possible to use the word integer to refer to the data type int. Thus, constructions as in the code below become legitimate:

#include <stdio.h>