13.8 Structures Versus Classes
In C++ a structure is just like a
class, except that all the data fields and member functions are
public. For example, the following two are the same:
struct data {
int status;
int data;
void start( ) {
status = 1;
}
};
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public data {
public:
int status;
int data;
void start( ) {
status = 1;
}
};
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As you can see, a structure is merely a class with all the
protections removed. This means that in most cases a class is
superior to a structure.
In actual practice, most programmers use structures for data only.
You'll hardly ever see a structure with member
functions.
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