#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
     //structure declaration
     struct CandyBar 
     {
     char brand[20];
     float weight;
     int calories;
     };
 
     //dynamic array declaration
     CandyBar *Candies = new CandyBar[3];
 
     //create pointer to the first CandyBar structure within the array
     CandyBar *CandyPointer = &Candies[0]; 
 
     //structure initialization one by one
     (*CandyPointer).brand = "Mocha Munch";
     CandyPointer->weight = 2.3;
     CandyPointer->calories = 350;
 
     <snipped code>
 
     return 0;
}

CandyBar *Candies = new CandyBar[3];
Candies[0] = {"Violent Crumple", 20.5, 7000};

     strcpy( Candies[0].brand , "Mocha Munch" ); //see below
     Candies[0].weight = 2.3;
     Candies[0].calories = 350;

struct CandyBar 
{
public:
    CandyBar (const char* brnd, float wt, int calors)
            : brand(brnd), weight(wt), calories(calors)
    {
    }
     string brand;
     float weight;
     int calories;
};
 
int main()
{
    CandyBar Bars("Violent Crumple", 20.5, 7000);
}

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Programming Exercise 4.9
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
// PREPROCESSOR directive to include contents of the iostream & string files
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
struct CandyBar
{
	std::string brand;
	float weight;
	int calories;
};
 
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	// make definitions made in the std namespace visible to the program
	using namespace std;
 
	//create a dynamic array of structures, & assign its address to a pointer
	//called 'ptrBar'
	//NB: ptrBar points to the 1st element of the array
	CandyBar * ptrBar = new CandyBar[3];
 
	//initialise the 3 arrays using the ptrBar pointer
	ptrBar[0].brand = "Mocha Munch";
	ptrBar[0].weight = 2.3;
	ptrBar[0].calories = 350;
 
	ptrBar[1].brand = "Violent Crumple";
	ptrBar[1].weight = 1.5;
	ptrBar[1].calories = 650;
 
	ptrBar[2].brand = "Cherry Delight";
	ptrBar[2].weight = 4.9;
	ptrBar[2].calories = 380;
 
	//display contents of each structure in the array
	cout << (ptrBar[0].brand).data() << " candy bar weighs " << ptrBar[0].weight
		<< " grams and contains " << ptrBar[0].calories << " calories.\n";
	cout << (ptrBar[1].brand).data() << " candy bar weighs " << ptrBar[1].weight
		<< " grams and contains " << ptrBar[1].calories << " calories.\n";
	cout << (ptrBar[2].brand).data() << " candy bar weighs " << ptrBar[2].weight
		<< " grams and contains " << ptrBar[2].calories << " calories.\n";
 
	cin.get();
 
	return 0;
}