Class and Structure in C++

Difference	Class	Structure
Definition	A class in C++ can be defined as a collection of related variables and functions encapsulated in a single structure.	A structure can be referred to as a user defined data type possessing its own operations.
Keyword for the declaration	Class	Struct
Default access specifier	Private	Public
Example	class myclass { private:     int data; public:     myclass(int data_):         data(data_)     {}     virtual void foo()=0;     virtual ~class()     {} };a	struct myclass { private:     int data; public:     myclass(int data_):         data(data_)     {}     virtual void foo()=0;     virtual ~class()     {} };
Purpose	Data abstraction and further inheritance	Generally, grouping of data
Type	Reference	Value
Usage	Generally used for large amounts of data.	Generally used for smaller amounts of data.

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