Thread: structs vs classes

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    structs vs classes

    Is the only difference between a struct and class the default access modifier (public vs private) or is there some other differences that I have missed?

    I have only tested under msvc but they appear to be the same there (besides default access). Is this msvc specific or are they the same under all c++ compilers?

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    That's it (including default inheritance type):

    Code:
    class A: B // == class A: private B
    
    struct A: B // = struct A: public B
    I might be wrong.

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    I see. I didn't even think of the inheritance access because I didn't know you were allowed to not explicitly specify it
    Does inheritance access go by the base or the derived object? Ie
    Code:
    struct A {};
    class B : A {};
    Will A be private or public in B?

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    A will be private.
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