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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <process.h>

typedef struct {int x, y, z; } POINT;

void DisplayPoint(void * datum)
{
         POINT *P = (POINT *) datum;
         printf("\n Point=(%4d,%4d)\n", P->x, P->y, P->z);
         _endthread();
}

POINT MakePoint(int x, int y, int z) 
{
        POINT P;
        P.x = x;
        P.y = y;
        P.z = z;
        return P;              // notice this is passed back by value.
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
          int i;
          POINT A[10];                // Array of Points
          for(i=0; i<10; i++)         // Initialize points: (1,1,1)...(9,9,9)
          {
               A[i] = MakePoint(i, i, i);     // value is copied into A[i].
              _beginthread(DisplayPoint, 0, (void *) &A[i]);   
          }

          while ( getchar() != 'c') ;        // wait for user to type 'c'
          return 0;
}