11RECORD, UNION, AND CLASS DATA TYPES

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Records, unions, and classes are popular composite data types found in many modern programming languages. Incorrectly used, these data types can have a very negative impact on the performance of your software. Correctly used, however, they can actually improve the performance of your applications (compared with using alternative data structures). In this chapter we’ll explore how you can make the most of these data types to maximize the efficiency of your programs. The topics this chapter covers include:

  • Definitions for the record, union, and class data types

  • Declaration syntax for records, unions, and classes ...

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