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The <b>struct</b> keyword was introduced in 'C', its original functionality
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<a href=../../C/SYNTAX/struct.html>here.</a>
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C++ has added two new features to structures.
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<li>The syntax has been improved slightly so you no longer have to
mess around with <a href=../../C/SYNTAX/typedef.html>typedef</a> statements.
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<h3>ANSI C approch to structures.</h3>
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typedef struct Person {int age; char *name} Person_t;
struct Person FirstMan;
Person_t SecondMan;
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<h3>C++ structures.</h3>
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struct Person {int age; char *name};
Person FirstMan;
Person SecondMan;
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<li>C++ also took the original idea of structures and added the ability to
associate functions with the data within the structure. This feature
was wrapped up with the introduction of the
<a href="class.html">class</a> keyword.
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<h2>Examples:</h2>
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<a href="../EXAMPLES/struct1.cc">Example program.</a>
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<address>Martin Leslie
12 Nov 98</address><p>
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