A struct in the C programming language (and many derivatives) is a composite data type (or record) declaration that defines a physically grouped list of variables under one name in a block of memory , allowing the different variables to be accessed via a single pointer or by the struct declared name which returns the …
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C unions allow data members which are mutually exclusive to share the same memory . This is quite important when memory is valuable, such as in embedded systems. Unions are mostly used in embedded programming where direct access to the memory is needed.
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A structure contains an ordered group of data objects . Unlike the elements of an array, the data objects within a structure can have varied data types. Each data object in a structure is a member or field. A union is an object similar to a structure except that all of its members start at the same location in memory.
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