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.

另一件需要注意的事情是，如果你更新了一个有结构的遗留应用程序来使用类，你可能会遇到以下问题:

旧代码有结构，代码被清理，这些被更改为类。 然后将一两个虚函数添加到新更新的类中。

当虚函数在类中时，编译器会在内部添加额外的指针指向类数据，以指向函数。

这将如何打破旧的遗留代码是，如果在旧代码中的某个地方使用memfill将结构清除为零，这也将破坏额外的指针数据。

. In classes all the members by default are private but in structure members are public by default. There is no term like constructor and destructor for structs, but for class compiler creates default if you don't provide. Sizeof empty structure is 0 Bytes wer as Sizeof empty class is 1 Byte The struct default access type is public. A struct should typically be used for grouping data. The class default access type is private, and the default mode for inheritance is private. A class should be used for grouping data and methods that operate on that data. In short, the convention is to use struct when the purpose is to group data, and use classes when we require data abstraction and, perhaps inheritance. In C++ structures and classes are passed by value, unless explicitly de-referenced. In other languages classes and structures may have distinct semantics - ie. objects (instances of classes) may be passed by reference and structures may be passed by value. Note: There are comments associated with this question. See the discussion page to add to the conversation.

规范里没有，没有。主要的区别在于程序员在2年内阅读你的代码时的期望。结构体通常被假定为POD。当您为定义对象以外的目的定义类型时，也会在模板元编程中使用结构。

其他答案提到了private/public默认值(但请注意，struct是类是struct;它们不是两个不同的项目，只是同一项目的两种定义方式)。

值得注意的是(特别是因为请求者提到“非托管”c++，所以很可能正在使用msvc++)，在某些情况下，如果一个类用class声明，然后用struct定义(或者可能相反)，visualc++会抱怨，尽管标准说这是完全合法的。