// example illustrating the syntax for accessing data in nested structures

#include <stdio.h>

  typedef struct date		// making it a typedef
  {
     int month;
     int day;
     int year;
  } Date;			// so that "Date" is the type name

  struct employee
  {
     char firstName[20];
     char lastName[20];
     Date hireDate;		// using the typedef "Date" to declare
     Date birthDate;
  };

int main()
{
  struct employee emp;			// emp is an employee variable

  struct employee emp2 = { "John", "Smith", {6, 10, 2003}, {2, 19, 1981} };

  // Set the name to "Alice Jones"
  strcpy(emp.firstName, "Alice");
  strcpy(emp.lastName, "Jones");

  // set the hire date to March 14, 2001
  emp.hireDate.month = 3;
  emp.hireDate.day = 14;
  emp.hireDate.year = 2001;

  // sets the birth date to Sept 15, 1972
  emp.birthDate.month = 9;
  emp.birthDate.day = 15;
  emp.birthDate.year = 1972;




}