Are structs and classes the same thing?

I know this is a silly question, but is this code okay? It compiles on my compiler (not, of course, that that means anything):

Code:

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class aclass {};

int main(void) {
    struct aclass a;
}

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(I know that structs are public by default etc.)

class and structs are the same thing, though in your example prefixing struct to your class instance wouldn't make its member public ( if it had any)

I don't think structs have inheritance.

- SirCrono6

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Originally Posted by SirCrono6

I don't think structs have inheritance.

- SirCrono6

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Nope. That is incorrect.

Structs and classes will produce the exact same assembly code.

The 2 important differences are

1. structs are public by default
2. forward declarations must match (i.e. a forward declared class cannot be defined as a struct or vice versa)

Okay, thanks, I guess I didn't know point 2. :)

You probably want to use classes, they were designed for C++ whereas structs were left over from C. Good luck!

EDIT: I didnt mean to imply they were different, but i believe the standard is Classes

Actually, as mentioned, they're almost exactly the same thing. Read the thread.