Struct (computer science)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Struct_(computer_science)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Data structure
gptkbp:canBe	gptkb:Anonymous Nested Aligned Named Packed Representing complex numbers Representing geometric points Representing graphs Representing linked list nodes Representing records in databases Representing trees Self-referential
gptkbp:contrastsWith	gptkb:Class_(computer_science)
gptkbp:definedIn	struct keyword
gptkbp:example	struct Point { int x; int y; }
gptkbp:hasFeature	Can be nested Can be passed by value or reference Can contain fields of different data types Fields are called members Fields can be accessed via dot notation
gptkbp:hasField	Member variable
gptkbp:hasSyntax	struct Name { type field1; type field2; }
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Struct (computer science)
gptkbp:limitation	Limited encapsulation No inheritance in C structs No methods in C structs No polymorphism
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:C_programming_language
gptkbp:purpose	Group variables under one name Model complex data Represent records
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Union_(computer_science) gptkb:Class_(computer_science) gptkb:Object_(computer_science) gptkb:Record_(computer_science) gptkb:Tuple_(computer_science)
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:ANSI_C gptkb:ISO_C
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Rust_programming_language gptkb:C_programming_language gptkb:C#_programming_language gptkb:Objective-C_programming_language gptkb:D_programming_language gptkb:Go_programming_language gptkb:C++_programming_language gptkb:Fortran_programming_language gptkb:Ada_programming_language gptkb:Pascal_programming_language gptkb:Swift_programming_language
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Union_(computer_science)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6