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Difference between Array and Structure in C Tamil
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Updated Jan 09, 2026
Difference between array and structure
| Structure | Array |
|---|---|
| It is an single entity representing a Collection of data types of different data types | It is an single entity representing a Collection of data types of same data types |
| Individual entries in a structure are called Members | Individual entries in a array are called array elements |
| The members of a structure are not stored in sequence of memory locations | The members of a array are stored in sequence of memory locations |
| All the members of a structure can be initialized | Only the first member of an union can be initialized |
| Individual structure elements are referred through the use of .(dot or membership) operator | Individual array elements are accessed by its name followed by the square braces[] within which the index is placed |
| Initialization of elements can be done only during structure definition | Initialization of elements can be done during array declaration |
| Structure definition reserve enough memory space for its members | Array declaration reserve enough memory space for its elements |
| The keyword "struct" tells us what we are dealing with structure | The is no keyword to represent arrays |
இது பற்றிய தங்களின் கருத்துகளை இங்கே பதிவிடுங்கள் . இது பயனுள்ளதாக விரும்பினால் மற்றவர்களுக்கும் இதை share செய்யுங்கள்.