c++中struct和class关键字的区别在于，当在特定的复合数据类型上没有特定的说明符时，默认情况下struct或union是只考虑隐藏数据的公共关键字，而class是考虑隐藏程序代码或数据的私有关键字。总是有一些程序员为了数据而使用结构，为了代码而使用类。欲了解更多信息，请联系其他渠道。

引用c++ FAQ，

[7.8] What's the difference between the keywords struct and class? The members and base classes of a struct are public by default, while in class, they default to private. Note: you should make your base classes explicitly public, private, or protected, rather than relying on the defaults. Struct and class are otherwise functionally equivalent. OK, enough of that squeaky clean techno talk. Emotionally, most developers make a strong distinction between a class and a struct. A struct simply feels like an open pile of bits with very little in the way of encapsulation or functionality. A class feels like a living and responsible member of society with intelligent services, a strong encapsulation barrier, and a well defined interface. Since that's the connotation most people already have, you should probably use the struct keyword if you have a class that has very few methods and has public data (such things do exist in well designed systems!), but otherwise you should probably use the class keyword.

oops中structure和class关键字的主要区别在于，structure中没有public和private成员声明。数据成员和成员函数可以定义为public、private和protected。

结构和类之间有3个基本区别

第1 -内存是为堆栈内存中的结构保留的(这接近于编程语言)，无论堆栈内存中的类是仅为引用保留的，实际内存是在堆内存中保留的。

默认情况下，结构对待公共类是否对待私有类。

第三，不能在结构中重用代码，但在类中我们可以多次重用相同的代码，称为继承

结构的成员默认为public，类的成员默认为private。 结构从另一个结构或类的默认继承是公共的。类从其他结构或类的默认继承是私有的。

class A{    
public:    
    int i;      
};

class A2:A{    
};

struct A3:A{    
};


struct abc{    
    int i;
};

struct abc2:abc{    
};

class abc3:abc{
};


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{    
    abc2 objabc;
    objabc.i = 10;

    A3 ob;
    ob.i = 10;

    //A2 obja; //privately inherited
    //obja.i = 10;

    //abc3 obss;
    //obss.i = 10;
}

这是在VS2005上。

根据c++编程语言中的Stroustrup:

你使用哪种风格取决于环境和品味。对于所有数据都是公共的类，我通常更喜欢使用struct。我认为这样的类“不是很合适的类型，只是数据结构”。

在功能上，除了public / private没有区别