Re: [Dev-C++] structs

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Noorez Kassam wrote:
> what is the difference between these two
>=20
> typedef struct _Human
> {
>   int height;
> }Human;
>=20
> struct Human
> {
>  int height;
> };
>=20
>=20
> and in the first one, what does 'Human' mean at the end? In both struct=
s=20
> u can declare a Human type, even without the Human thing at the end in=20
> the first one

These are the remnants of the C world. The difference is only noticable=20
in C. With the second version in the C world you had to write this to=20
declare a variable (a Human struct):

struct Human MyHuman;

However, with the first one (as Human is a new type in this case), you=20
could write this:

Human MyHuman;

So in the C world, you spared the struct prefix at variable declaration,=20
and saved yourself a lot of typing.

In the C++ world, this is no longer relevant, as struct automatically=20
defines a new type (like class).

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