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to: JERRY COFFIN
from: CAREY BLOODWORTH
date: 1997-05-07 21:31:00
subject: Struct vs. class

JC> DM> The last I checked in my compiler (Turbo C++ 3.1) "struct" wouldn't
JC> DM> let you use member functions while class would.
JC>I rather doubt that's true, but if it is, it's a compiler bug, not a
JC>characteristic of the language.  I never had TC++ 3.1, but BC++ 3.1 did
I have done struct 'classes' with member functions.  In fact, I just
went and checked to make sure, and it does.  You do, of course, have to
use a .cpp extension rather than a .c extension, so the problem might
have been he tried it as a .c program
JC>work correctly in this regard, and AFAIK, TC++ 3.1 was close enough to
JC>the same that it accepted the same programs even though it didn't do all
JC>the same optimizations and didn't target as many platforms.
Right.  TC is just a stripped down version, but the same language.
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