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The difference between struct and class keywords in C++ is that, when there is no specific specifier on particular composite data type then by default struct or union is the public …

225 struct and typedef are two very different things. The struct keyword is used to define, or to refer to, a structure type. For example, this: struct foo { int n; }; creates a new type called struct …

For struct, other than the alignment need for each individual member, the size of whole struct itself will be aligned to a size divisible by strictest alignment requirement of any of its members, by …

The name of a struct is considered a tag, whereas a typedef creates a type name. These live in two different namespaces and will not collide. In my opinion, it makes a lot more sense for the …

Oct 20, 2012 · 32 I have started working with dirent.h library and I came across a very useful member of "struct dirent" structer which struct dirent *p->d_name in my book. But unfortunatly …

While attempting to create a memory manager for future C programs, I've come across this question: "when structs are allocated, are their member fields stored in the order …

Is there any good example to give the difference between a struct and a union? Basically I know that struct uses all the memory of its member and union uses the largest members memory …

Apr 15, 2012 · This approach often leads to confusion about the nature, lifetime, and ownership of the string pointers in the struct. The accepted answer exemplifies a common approach to …

Dec 5, 2012 · Is it possible to set default values for some struct member? I tried the following but, it'd cause syntax error: typedef struct { int flag = 3; } MyStruct; Errors: $ gcc -o testIt test.c test....