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Difference between Structure and Union

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Structure

Union

A structure can store multiple values of the different members.

A union stores one value at a time for all of its members.

A structure's total size is the sum of the size of every data member.

A union's total size is the size of the largest data member.

User can access or retrieve any member at a time.

User can access or retrieve only one member at a time.

You can use a struct keyword to define a structure.

You can use a union keyword to define a union.

It occupies space for each and every member written in inner parameters.

It occupies space for a member having the highest size written in inner parameters.

It supports flexible array.

It does not support a flexible array.

 


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