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Understanding Structures in C Programming

A structure in C is a user-defined data type that allows grouping of different types of variables under a single name, enabling the storage of heterogeneous data. Structures are defined using the 'struct' keyword and can include various data types, with examples such as a student record. They can be initialized, passed to functions, and even nested within other structures, with each member allocated separate memory.

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Understanding Structures in C Programming

A structure in C is a user-defined data type that allows grouping of different types of variables under a single name, enabling the storage of heterogeneous data. Structures are defined using the 'struct' keyword and can include various data types, with examples such as a student record. They can be initialized, passed to functions, and even nested within other structures, with each member allocated separate memory.

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STRUCTURES IN C

✓ Definition

A structure in C is a user-defined data type that groups different types of variables under a single name.

It is used to store heterogeneous (different types) data.

✓ Why Structures?

Because arrays can store only one data type, but structures can store multiple different data types.

Example: Student record → name (string), roll (int), marks (float)

✓ Syntax

struct structure_name {
data_type variable1;
data_type variable2;
...
};

✓ Example

struct student {
int roll;
char name[20];
float marks;
};

✓ Declaring Structure Variables

struct student s1, s2;

✓ Accessing Structure Members

Use dot operator (.)

[Link] = 10;
scanf("%s", [Link]);
printf("%f", [Link]);

2. Initializing Structures

struct student s1 = {101, "Aman", 89.5};

3. Array of Structures

struct student s[3];

4. Passing Structure to Function

(a) Pass by value


void display(struct student s1);

(b) Pass by reference

void display(struct student *s1)

5. Nested Structures

A structure inside another structure.

struct address {
char city[20];
int pincode;
};

struct student {
char name[20];
struct address add;
};

6. Memory Allocation of Structures

Each member gets separate memory.

Example:

struct test {
int a; // 4 bytes
float b; // 4 bytes
char c; // 1 byte (+ padding)
};

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