Class vs Struct

[TheLividePianoist]

I am currently learning the use of Classes and Structures and I just had to ask what the differences and similarities between the two are. When should classes be used and when should structures be used in a program. Can they even be compared? Remeber I am just learning C++ so if you can explain the answers in a fairly understandable way then please do so. Thanks for the help!

[herby490]

Structs are classes with all members public by default other than that there is no difference in c++.

[dandymcgee]

To expand a bit on herby's post with an example:

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class Example{
    public:
        int number;
};

..Is the same as a struct with no private/public specifications and:

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struct Example{
    private:
        int number;
};

..Is the same as a class with no private/public specifications.

By the way, this question has been asked on these forums before. Please remember to use the search feature in the future before creating a new topic.

Thanks.

[RyanPridgeon]

Also classes cannot be used in C, whereas structs can (although structs cannot contain any functions or private members in C)