In C how do you access a variable in a struct that's in a pointer array? -

typedef struct {     employeet *employees;     int nemployees; } *payrollt;  typedef struct {     string name; } *employeet;

i need without accessing array:

employeet e = payroll.employees[i];

but gives me error(expected identifier before '(' token) :

employeet e = payroll.(*(employee+i));

before struct's interchange employees[i] , *(employee+i)

why need avoid array syntax?

*(ptr+offset) == ptr[offset], strictly, every time.

you have no performance penalty , array syntax clearer.

edit: got real crux of problem.

if payroll (in example) pointer type, need use arrow operator instead of dot operator:

payroll->employees[0]

ERT