Difference Between Structure and Class

Difference Between Structure and Class

Difference Between Structure and Class

Structure	Class
Structure can be defined as a collection of dissimilar data items.	Class can be defined as combination of data items and functionality applied on that data
By default all members are public	By default all members are private
The size of the structure = size of the individual data items of a structure	The size of the structure = size of the individual data items of a class
Separate copy of data members are created for all structure variables	Separate copy of data members and only one copy of member functions are created for class
To create a structure variable use keyword struct	To create a class variable the keyword class is optional
It is Not possible to inherit structures	It is possible to inherit class
Structure are called as Passive data item	Classes are called as Active data items