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by sebstefan 586 days ago
>Use typedef?

What if you're given somebody else's code and you need to understand it to put a typedef there

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The trick is to just assert equal types. Most compilers have extensions that allow you to easily compare type equality (and C23 actually standardizes the `typeof()` operator).

So you basically take your ugly type, put it in a #define and then create a static assertion that matches the type against said ugly type.

Now the compiler will throw a shit fit if the types don't match. Have fun breaking the type up into smaller pieces until you have something legible.

Welp, if it’s that bad then shrug and use a #define

(Yes, this is a joke)