Struct vs Class

[vikram89]

To maintain compatibility wid c Mr. Bajarne introduced a new keyword in c++ named c++ and while using c++ compiler u can use struct same as class

[amira7]

Besides the visibility of members,

Structs are value types and classes are reference types.

As you know, value types are allocated on the stack or inline as a part of another object while classes are allocated on the heap.

Struct is often a small object that needs to be treated like a primitive type while classes are normally used for implementation requiring more processing power. In other words, classes would normally be used to implement a piece of business logic, rather than to support data related or primitive-type objects.

I hope this clears it up a bit.

[monarch_dodra]

Structs are value types and classes are reference types.

No God dammit! That is simply not true. Stop spreading around false information. As Paul already stated 5 years ago:

There is *no*, *none*, *zero* difference between a "struct" and a "class" except for the access specifiers.

That is the only definitive answer.

Could a moderator get this thread locked once and for all?

[ovidiucucu]

Structs are value types and classes are reference types.

Nonsense, wrong in C++. Already discussed many times in this 6 years-old thread.

Could a moderator get this thread locked once and for all?

My pleasure.

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