#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

class CityRec { // definition of a record
public:
  int x;
  int y;
  char name;  // Note: the type here is irrelevent, it didn't need to be char.
              // This is nothing but a placeholder for where the beginning of
              // the name will be.
};

void main()
{
  int inx = 1000;
  int iny = 2038;
  char* inname = "Blacksburg";
  // reclength will be size of x, y, and name (including null terminator)
  int reclength = 8 + strlen(inname) + 1;
  cout << "Reclength is " << reclength << endl;
  char *dum = new char[reclength]; // defining the char array
  CityRec* myrecord = (CityRec *)dum; // Pointing to beginning of dum
  myrecord->x = inx;
  myrecord->y = iny;
  memcpy(&(myrecord->name), inname, strlen(inname)+1);
  cout << "X coord: " << myrecord->x << endl; // checking
  cout << "Y coord: " << myrecord->y << endl;
  cout << "Name: " << (char*)&(myrecord->name) << endl;
  cout << (char *)&(dum[8]) << endl; // Is it really there?
} // end main