EE160 Programming for Engineers

struct.syntax:

struct.c:

union.syntax:

union.c:

Note:
• program won't work if the union input was used at the end to display all the attributes at once

Comparing A Struct and An Union

Object	Pros	Cons
A transformer is able to battle as a robot and transport as a truck	only require one transformer to do both tasks	cannot do both tasks at once
A robot to battle and a truck to transport	can do both tasks at once	requires a robot and a truck to do both tasks
An union is able to use a memory block in multiple ways	only require one memory block to hold multiple types of data	cannot store/use all types of data at the same time
A struct is able to store multiple types of data at the same time	can store/use all types of data at the same time	requires more memory blocks to store/use all types of data

Note: A lot of engineering is about trade-offs. There is rarely a perfect one-size fits all solution.