Structures in C++

• An array is a structured data type; all elements are of the same type (homogeneous data)
• A structure is also a structured data type; all elements do not have to be of the same type (heterogeneous data); other languages may refer to them as records
• A structure is a user-defined data type; once you have declared the structure, you may use it to define other variables
• Structures are used to group related data together; helps programmers organize their data in a logical manner
• A structure consists of basically two elements; the name of the structure and a list of variable declarations
• The variable declarations are used to declare members of the structure

struct Typename       // name of the structure
{
  type member_name;   // variable declaration
  type member_name;   // variable declaration
  . . .               // other variable declarations
};                    // don't forget semi-colon!