On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Isaac Marino Bavaresco
<isaacbavaresco@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> The typedef could be declared using anonymous structures instead named on=
es:
>
> typedef union {
>   struct {
>     uint32_t rgb: 24;
>     uint32_t alpha:8; /* <=3D Alpha channel may be useful instead of a
> useless padding */
>     };   /* <=3D Notice the lack of name here */
>   struct {
>     uint8_t red;
>     uint8_t green;
>     uint8_t blue;
>   };    /* <=3D Notice the lack of name here */
> } rgb32_t;
>
> This way you could use:
>
> rgb32_t    Color1;
>
> Color1.rgb  =3D 0x123456;
>
> or
>
> Color1.red        =3D 0x12;
> Color1.green    =3D 0x34;
> Color1.blue      =3D 0x56;
>
>
> Anonymous structures are not supported by C89 standard, only from C99
> onwards.

Ah, even more interesting! I will by trying to change my data type
over once I get my sending routing a bit more solid.

Thanks!

Josh
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