Structures vs objects C++

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What are the differences between struct and class in C++
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How are structures different from objects and classes in C++? Is there any performance benefit to using objects or structures?

What exactly are those “objects” you're talking about? – svick Mar 07 '12 at 00:42 — svick, Mar 07 '12 at 00:42

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '12 at 00:42

Structures and classes are identical; the language standard uses the term "class" to refer to both. The only difference between defining a class using the struct or the class keyword is the default accessibility of members and base classes; there is no difference in their runtime behaviour or performance.

An "object" is a run-time instance of a type. In C++, the term is used for instances of any type, including classes and fundamental types.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '12 at 00:41

main thing is by default variables are private in a class and by default they are public in structures. also you can google this and find a million and one topics on this. for example http://blog.stevedoria.net/20050913/differences-between-cpp-classes-and-structs

Structures vs objects C++

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