->                       Indirect Structure Field Reference Operator
 
 structptr->field        indirect reference of structure field
 structptr               a pointer to a structure
 field                   any field name of the structure
 
    The -> operator is a convenient shorthand for referencing a field of
    a struct variable pointed to by a pointer.  It replaces the
    equivalent--but clumsy--expression:
 
                      (*structptr).field

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