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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