Structs C++ - Reading Assignments

[Andtheknee]

1. it allows us to categorize variables of mix data types together into a single unit.
2. the different variables the make up a struct
3. a period aka the member selection operator
4. structs inside another struct

[REGO350]

1. Structs are useful because we can present multiple variables (properties) in one object.

2. Members are the properties of the struct.

3. To access the member inside a struct, we use the member selection operator (period).

4. A nested struct is having struct inside another struct. In other words, one of the members of a struct could be a struct.

[sallyhm]

1. Structs give programmers the ability to group mixed-data type variables together in a single unit, making them far more efficient than repeatedly declaring mixed data-type variables repeatedly for multiple objects
2. Members are the variables which are part of structs. They can be of different data types.
3. Members inside structs are accessed via the member selection operator (represented by a period).
4. Nested structs are structs within structs. They can be initialized using nested initializers

[kresna_sucandra]

1. It allows us to group variables of mixed data types together into a single unit.
2. Variables that are part of the struct.
3. We use a member selection operator or a period.
4. Structs thatcontains other structs.

[Keith2]

1. It is used to group values together.

2. Individual variables.

3. struct.member

4. A struct within another struct.

[vinicanhaci]

1. Why do we need structs?
Grouping variables to better represent real world objects.

2. What are members in a struct?
Members are the several variables of a struct

3. How do you access a member inside a struct?
struct.member

4. What is a nested struct?
It’s a struct inside a struct.

[Daniel_Haydn]

1. Why do we need structs?
2. What are members in a struct?
3. How do you access a member inside a struct?
4. What is a nested struct?

1: we need them to save numerous elements of different types in a single variable.

2: members in structs are the same as elements in arrays(variables).

3: with the dot operator: struct name. element=15;

4: a struct operating within another struct.

[crypto-djent76]

Why do we need structs?

It groups variables of mixed data types together into a single unit.

What are members in a struct?

The members are variables that are part of the struct. They are also named Fields.

How do you access a member inside a struct?

You use the member selection operator also known as a period.

What is a nested struct?

Basically, a struct within a struct.

[Ciantera_R]

1. Why do we need structs?

• Structs are a simple way to define our own user-defined aggregate datatypes and there are many instances where we need more than one variable in order to represent an object.

• Structs allow us to group variables of mixed data types together into a single unit.

2. What are members in a struct?

• The variables that are part of the struct are called members (or fields). These variables are a part of the struct declaration, but no memory is allocated at this time.

struct Student {

// members: 
    string name;
    int age;
    string gender;
};

3. How do you access a member inside a struct?

• In order to access the individual members of a struct, we use the member selection operator (which is a period) to initialize each member variable.

• Create a Student struct for a student

• Initialize variables manually using dot notation and assign a value to member variables within the struct.

Student cian;
cian.name = "Cian";
cian.age = 33;
cian.gender = "female";

4. What is a nested struct?

• When a structure contains another structure. Structs can contain other structs.

[CMar10]

1. Structs are required to group variables of mixed data types together into a single unit.
2. Members are defined variables inside of the struct.
3. Accessing a member inside a struct is done using the member selector operator (struct.variable)
4. A nested struct is a struct that resides within another struct. ie: struct.struct.variable

[BShehaj]

Q: Why do we need structs?
A: Because it helps us group variables of mixed data in a unit.
Q: What are members in a struct?
A: Variables that are part of a struct. For example, in
struct Object {
string name
double width
double length
double height
int previousOwners
}; // In this struct strings, doubles, and integers are called members of the struct.
Q: How do you access a member inside a struct?
A: We define a variable and then we can access the members. For example:
Object table;
table.name = “Table”;
table.width = 70.2;
table.length = 100.5;
table.height = 35.7;
table.previousOwners = 3;
Q: What is a nested struct?
A: A struct inside a struct.

[Jason_Mack]

[quote=“ivan, post:1, topic:3169”]

• Why do we need structs?
  When we need more than one variable to represent an object.

• What are members in a struct?

The variable that are part of the struct.

• How do you access a member inside a struct?
  In order to access the individual members, we use the member selection operator (which is a period).

• What is a nested struct?

Structs that contain other structs.

[Mickey_McClimon]

1: So we can create our own datatypes for variables that are objects.

2: Members are considered the variables of the Struct itself.

3:struct.member

4: A nested struct, is a Struct, inside of another struct.

[Doug305]

1. Why do we need structs? Structs make it easier to create and manage variables of different data types together into one unit.

2. What are members in a struct? The variable that make up the struct.

3. How do you access a member inside a struct? Using the struct name followed by “.” and member id. Ex struct Person a ge; Person joe; (joe.age;)

4. What is a nested struct? Struct with a struct.

[Bryan]

1. Why do we need structs?
   To describe objects with multiple atributes all bundled together within a single variable.

2. What are members in a struct?
   The variables in the struct

3. How do you access a member inside a struct?
   using a member selection operator. Example Struct.member

4. What is a nested struct?
   A nested struct is a struct inside other struct

[Trent]

1. We need Structs becuase there are instances in programming where we need more than one variable in order to represent an object. A struct (short for structure) allows us to group variables of mixed data types together into a single unit.

2. Members are variables contained inside the Struct.

3. In order to access the individual members, we use the member selection operator (which is a period).

4. A nested struct is a struct inside of a struct.

[vili]

1. Why do we need structs? A struct (short for structure) allows us to group variables of mixed data types together into a single unit.
2. What are members in a struct? variables that are part of the struct are called members (or fields)
3. ***How do you access a member inside a struct?***struct.member
4. ***What is a nested struct?***struct within a struct

[tenbad]

1. Structs allow us to group variables of mixed data types within a single unit.
2. Members are the variables in the struct, also called fields.
3. You use the member selection operator (period symbol) to access members in a struct. E.g., “person.ivan”
4. A nested struct is a struct within a struct.

[mchoeti]

Why do we need structs?
To use more than one variable for the represenatation of an object.

What are members in a struct?
All variables inside the struct are members of the struct

How do you access a member inside a struct?
You need an alias as explained in the tutorial Person p
As example

void printPersonInfo (Person p) {
    cout << "The name is: " << p.name << endl ;
    cout << "The age is: " << p.age << endl ;
    cout << "The gender is: " << p.gender<< endl ;
}

What is a nested struct?
It is a struct in a struct. Like the russian puppet called Matryoshka doll

[cryptochef]

@ivan

Welcome to the discussion about the reading assignment about Structs in C++.

Leave your answers to the questions below in this thread. If you have any questions or you want to discuss something connected to the assignment feel free to do it in this thread as well, but please everything to the topic.

1. Why do we need structs?
2. What are members in a struct?
3. How do you access a member inside a struct?
4. What is a nested struct?

1. We need it to aggregate data types into single units that would, otherwise, take too many individual variables.

2. Members (or fields) are the variables that are part of the struct.

3. By using/creating the member selection operator, manually initializing struct variables.

4. It is a struct that contains other structs, using nested initializer lists for nested structs.