Difference between Class and Structure

1)    structure :- In structure have a by default public.

In class have a by default private.

2)    Structure cannot be inherited. But class can be

inherit.

3)    There is no data hiding features comes with

structures. Classes do, private, protected and public.

4)    A structure can't be abstract, a class can.

5)    A structure is a value type, while a class is a

reference type.

6)    A structure is contain only data member , but class

contain data member and member function.

7)    In a Structure we can't initilse the value to the

variable but in class variable we assign the values.

8)    Structure are value type, They are stored as a

stack on memory. where as class are reference type. They

are stored as heap on memory.

note: 'this' pointer will work only in class.