What are Structures?
Recall that arrays in C can store multiple of the same data type. (Look back at Chapter 7 if you need to know about arrays).
#include <stdio.h> int main(void) { int DigitsofPi[10] = {3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6, 9, 3} }
The array solely contains integers. But what if we wanted to alternate between numbers and their spellings?
#include <stdio.h> int main(void) { int DigitsofPi[10] = {3, "one", 4, "one", 5, "nine", 2, "six", 9, "three"} } >> ERROR
The array would produce an error since it cannot hold 2 different data types. However, a structure on the other hand is able to hold multiple variable types at once.
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