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hi,
If I have a union like

union Type
{
    struct Student s;
    struct Employee e;
}type;
and a struct person like


struct Person
{
    char firstname[10];
    char familyname[20];
    char telephone[10];
    union Type type;
}p;

how can i check whether type of union in person is student or employee?can i say this: if(p.type==s)
thanks

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You can't, you need a separate field (usually of an enum type) to keep track of which field of the union is set.

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