. 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.

虽然其他答案暗示了这一点，但并没有明确提到——结构体是与C兼容的，这取决于用法;课程不是。

这意味着如果你想要编写一个与C兼容的头文件，那么除了struct(在C世界中不能有函数;但可以有函数指针)。

类是引用类型，结构是值类型。 我说类是引用类型， 基本上，它们将包含实例变量的地址。

例如:

Class MyClass
{
    Public Int DataMember;  //By default, accessibility of class data members 
                            //will be private. So I am making it as Public which 
                            //can be accessed outside of the class.
}

在主要方法中， 我可以使用new操作符创建该类的实例，为该类分配内存 并将其基址存储到MyClass类型变量(_myClassObject2)中。

Static Public void Main (string[] arg)
{
    MyClass _myClassObject1 = new MyClass();
    _myClassObject1.DataMember = 10;

    MyClass _myClassObject2 = _myClassObject1;
    _myClassObject2.DataMember=20;
}

在上面的程序中， MyClass _myClassObject2 = _myClassObject1; 指令指示两个MyClass类型的变量

myClassObject1 myClassObject2

并将指向相同的内存位置。 它基本上将相同的内存位置分配给另一个相同类型的变量。

如果我们在MyClass类型的任何一个对象中做的任何改变都会对另一个产生影响 因为两者都指向相同的内存位置。

“_myClassObject1。在这一行，对象的两个数据成员都包含10的值。 “_myClassObject2。DataMember = 20;”在这一行，对象的数据成员都包含值20。 最后，我们通过指针访问对象的数据成员。

与类不同，结构是值类型。 例如:

Structure MyStructure
{
    Public Int DataMember;  //By default, accessibility of Structure data 
                            //members will be private. So I am making it as 
                            //Public which can be accessed out side of the structure.
}

Static Public void Main (string[] arg)
{
    MyStructure _myStructObject1 = new MyStructure();
    _myStructObject1.DataMember = 10;

    MyStructure _myStructObject2 = _myStructObject1;
    _myStructObject2.DataMember = 20;
}

在上面的程序中， 使用new操作符和实例化MyStructure类型的对象 将地址存储到MyStructure类型的_myStructObject变量中 使用"_myStructObject1 "将值10赋给结构的数据成员。DataMember = 10”。

下一行， 我声明了另一个MyStructure类型的变量_myStructObject2，并将_myStructObject1赋值给它。 这里。net c#编译器创建了_myStructureObject1对象的另一个副本 将该内存位置分配给MyStructure变量_myStructObject2。

因此，无论我们对_myStructObject1做了什么改变，都不会对另一个MyStructrue类型的变量_myStructObject2产生影响。 这就是为什么我们说结构是值类型。

class的直接基类是Object而Structure的直接基类是继承自Object的ValueType。 类将支持继承，而结构则不支持。

我们怎么能这么说呢? 这背后的原因是什么? 答案是类。

它可以是抽象的、密封的、静态的和局部的，不能是私有的、受保护的和内部的。

这只是一种惯例。可以创建结构来保存简单的数据，但稍后会随着成员函数和构造函数的添加而发展。另一方面，在struct中看到public: access之外的东西是不寻常的。

类的成员默认为private。Struct的成员默认为public。除此之外，没有其他区别。还有这个问题。

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.