◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Syntax: expression.field[.field]... expression2.structtype.field[.field]... See also: STRUCT, OPTION DOTNAME, OPTION OLDSTRUCTS, UNION, RECORD, MASM 5.1 Compatibility Description: Returns the offset of <expression> plus the value of <field>. This operator is usually used to access a field of data within a structure or union variable. You can use several dot operators to access nested structures. Parameter Description expression1 An expression for which the qualified type is a structure expression2 An arbitrary expression. structtype A defined structure type. field A field within a previously defined structure type. Each field has an offset relative to the beginning of the structure. Example: DPSTRUCT STRUCT ; Memory-mapped dsp ctrlreg WORD ? ; data structure addrreg DWORD ? DPSTRUCT ENDS IOSTRUCT STRUCT ; Set up nested structure vio VIDEOSTRUCT <> ; for I/O dsp DPSTRUCT <> ; IOSTRUCT ENDS ioInst IOSTRUCT <> ; Instance of IOSTRUCT lea ax, (IOSTRUCT PTR [bx]).\ ; Loads offset of dsp.ctrlreg ; ctrlreg element of I/O ; structure pointed to ; by the bx register assume bx:PTR IOSTRUCT lea ax, [bx].dsp.ctrlreg ; Same as above code line mov ioInst.dsp.ctrlreg, 10h ; Set control register to 10 -♦-