main difference between STRUCT AND CLASS

[Mack]

Hi,

I want to ask what is basically main difference between struct and class??
when we should use struct instead of class.??

Mack.

[DeMan]

As a general rule (and I'm sure I'll be corrected, because I believe you can do other things), a structure is used to store items of data, a method/function is used to do things.....
so a structure might be able to STORE x and x^2, but a method would take x and CALCULATE x^2

Hope that makes some sense....

[chella]

Hi,

I want to ask what is basically main difference between struct and class??
when we should use struct instead of class.??

Mack.

Hi Mack,
In Structure : The data members of a structure are not private. It can be accessed by any function in the program.

In class : The data members of a class are secure since only the member functions of that class can access it. By usin class the data is more secure.

Regards,
Chella

[DeMan]

And that will teach me for not reading the question properly (again).......

[Mack]

Thanks friends

[r035198x]

Hi Mack,
In Structure : The data members of a structure are not private. It can be accessed by any function in the program.

In class : The data members of a class are secure since only the member functions of that class can access it. By usin class the data is more secure.

Regards,
Chella

Yes classes encapsulates data better an provides data security. They also allow for inheritance and polymorphism making it possible to write extensible and more efficient solutions to problems.