Hi,
I have some questions about structure,wanted to know that when we make a struct using strings, do we have to make it outside of main() or inside it?
I hope i am clear
Hi,
I have some questions about structure,wanted to know that when we make a struct using strings, do we have to make it outside of main() or inside it?
I hope i am clear
Normally when you define a structure you do it outside of any functions. However if the structure is only going to be used inside that particular function you can define it inside the structure.
Jim
I would not recommend structs. Instead, use a class with getters and setters. It will save you trouble when you want to modify how to set and get these variables later.
No harm in being overcautious.
Originally Posted by Adak
I would only consider following that if programming in .NET. Otherwise just follow typical convention: Use a struct when it is a POD type and most things will be public.
I've seen several comments lately about getters and setters, without any hint of a thought about the fact that such things indicate a lack of encapsulation, and so tend to be solving the wrong problem anyway. Also YAGNI ... so don't over-engineer it.
student111: You can declare a struct wherever you like. Just be aware that if you declare it inside a function then you cant go any use it outside of that function.
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Over-engineering is bad. But is it truly such a waste of time to set up proper getters and setters? It takes not much more time, and thus, it can seen as a precaution.
When you start accessing members of the struct at several places, it is typically time to set up getters and setters, but at that time, you've just screwed yourself over--now you must make (possibly) big changes to your code to make those getters and setters.
As a precaution, whenever making changes to a struct, it may be worth changing about encapsulating such a thing to a function. This may be taking it to the extreme, but it will protect yourself from code changes later.
