/**
 * A simple typedef example
 * @author gtowell
 * Created: March 2021
 * **/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#define DOLLAR_FORMAT "$%.2f"

// define a new type named "dollar"
// typedefs should be global although you can make them local
// but is it reasonable to do so?
typedef float dollar;

void pdollars(dollar d) {
    printf(DOLLAR_FORMAT, d);
}

int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
    dollar money = 5.5;
    pdollars(money);
    printf("\n");
}