Difference between Structure and Union




Distinguish, differentiate, compare and explain what is the difference between Structure and Union. Comparison and Differences.

Differences between Structure and Union

S.No. Structure Union
1 Every member has its own memory sapce. All the members use the same memory space to store the values.
2 It can handle all the members(or) a few as required at a time. It can handle only one member at a time,as all the members use the same space.
3 Keyword struct is used to declare. Keyword union is used to declar.
4 It may be initialized with all its members. Only its first member may be initialized.
5 Any member can be accessed at any time without the loss of data. Only one member can be accessed at any time with the loss of previous data.
6 Different interpretation for the same memory location are not possible. Different interpretations for the same.
7 More storage space is required. Minimum storage space is required.
8 Syntax:
structure strut-name
{
}varl..varn;
Syntax:
union union-name
{
}varl..varn;



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