What is the meaning of this typedef struct in C language?

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What is the meaning of this code?

typedef struct elmt *elmtaddress;

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It means that neither you nor the person who wrote the code has paid attention to [Is it a good idea to typedef pointers?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/750178/is-it-a-good-idea-to-typedef-pointers) — Jonathan Leffler, Oct 11 '17 at 04:24
I'm sorry for my bad question.. This is my first time asking in stackoverflow.. Sorry — Vivaldy Andhira, Oct 11 '17 at 04:26

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 11 '17 at 04:26

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It makes elmtadress an alias for struct elmt *. If you use this, you can type:

elmtadress myStruct;

instead of

struct slmt *myStruct;

edited Oct 11 '17 at 04:26

Jonathan Leffler

answered Oct 11 '17 at 03:57

klutt

thanks, and sorry for my bad question and thanks for the edit.. – Vivaldy Andhira Oct 11 '17 at 04:32

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