Category 

Type specifiers 

Syntax  

struct [<struct type name>] {
[<type> <variable-name[, variable-name, ...]>] ;
    .
    .
    .
} [<structure variables>] ;

Description 

Use a struct to group variables into a single record. 

<struct type name> An optional tag name that refers to the structure type. 

<structure variables> The data definitions, also optional. 

Though both <struct type name> and <structure variables> are optional, one of the two must appear. 

You define elements in the record by naming a <type>, followed by one or more <variable-name> (separated by commas). 

Separate different variable types by a semicolon. 

Use the . operator, or the -> operator to access elements in a structure. 

To declare additional variables of the same type, use the keyword struct followed by the <struct type name>, followed by the variable names. In C++ the keyword struct can be omitted.