#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

//define the structure
struct childInfo {
    char *firstname, *lastname;
    int age;
    char gender; // 'M' of 'F'
    float height, weight;
};

//function that displays the contents of childInfo
void display_childInfo(const struct childInfo c);

int main()
{
    //create one of the structures
    struct childInfo kid;

    //assign values to each of the structure members
    kid.firstname = (char*)malloc(8*sizeof(char)); // 7 + 1 (for the null character)
    if (kid.firstname)
        strcpy(kid.firstname, "William"); // 7 characters
    kid.lastname = (char*)malloc(6*sizeof(char));
    if (kid.firstname)
        strcpy(kid.lastname, "Smith");
    kid.age = 11;
    kid.gender = 'M';
    kid.height = 58.1f;
    kid.weight = 79.3f;

    //display the values in each of the members
    display_childInfo(kid);

    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

// receives a copy of the struct
void display_childInfo(const struct childInfo c)
{
    printf("struct childInfo content:\n\tfirstname: \"%s\"\n", c.firstname);
    printf("\tlastname: \"%s\"\n", c.lastname);
    printf("\tage: %d\n\tgender: '%c'\n", c.age, c.gender);
    printf("\theight: %.1f\n\tweight: %.1f\n\n", c.height, c.weight);
}