struct - C initialize array within structure

Question

I want to have an variable-length array contained within a structure, but am having trouble initializing it correctly.

struct Grid {
  int rows;
  int cols;
  int grid[];
}

int main() {
  struct Grid testgrid = {1, 3, {4, 5, 6}};
}

Everything I try gives me an 'error: non-static initialization of a flexible array member' error.

Answer 1

Here is my version:

#include <stdio.h> 

struct matrix {
  int rows;
  int cols;
  int **val;
} a = {        .rows=3,  .cols=1,
        .val = (int*[3]){ (int[1]){1},
                          (int[1]){2},
                          (int[1]){3} } },

  b = {        .rows=3,  .cols=4,
        .val = (int*[3]){ (int[4]){1, 2, 3, 4},
                          (int[4]){5, 6, 7, 8},
                          (int[4]){9,10,11,12} } };

void print_matrix( char *name, struct matrix *m ){
  for( int row=0;row<m->rows;row++ )
    for( int col=0;col<m->cols;col++ )
      printf( "%s[%i][%i]: %i
", name, row, col, m->val[row][col] );
  puts("");
}

int main(){
  print_matrix( "a", &a );
  print_matrix( "b", &b );
}