Class vs. Structure - C++

Class vs. Structure

Classes default to private access mode while structures are public. Structs are value types while classes are reference types. This is to say a variable of a class type contains a reference to the data, the latter known as an object. A struct cannot declare a destructor.

Class vs. Structure.

Class :
- Class has private as default access specifier.
- Default inheritance type is private.

Structure :
- Structure has public as default access specifier.
- Default inheritance type is public.