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Subject: Re: Structures vs. Classes
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At 01:41 PM 3/10/99 +0000, you wrote:
>This is really a general C++ question but I don't read any other
>newsgoup So. . .
>
>Anyway is there any reason to use a structure instead of a class in C++?



Stylistically, I've been taught that a structure should be used when the
object has no functions.  A structure also defaults to public instead of
the private default of classes.