C Pointer Question: &(*struct->struct)

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I have a struct defined with the structure as follows (names are different)

struct str1
{
   int field1;
   struct str2;
}

And I have a *str1 in a function. I'd like to get a pointer to str2.

So I tried &(str1->str2) and was hoping this would return a pointer to str2. Is this incorrect? It doesn't seem to be working. How would I get a pointer to str2 if given a pointer to str1?

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