#include "foo.h" #include struct foo { struct sub_foo sub_element; int other_element; }; struct foo * GetMeAFoo() { struct foo *ret_val = (struct foo *) malloc (sizeof (struct foo)); ret_val->other_element = 3; return ret_val; } struct sub_foo * GetMeASubFoo (struct foo *in_foo) { return &(in_foo->sub_element); }