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My question is about composite types. I can't seem to find anywhere that explains what compound types are in C++.
Are they different from composite types?
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In computer science, a composite data type or compound data type is any data type which can be constructed in a program using the programming language's primitive data types and other composite types.
A composite or compound data type is built by combining primitive data types. An example of a composite or compound data type is a record or a class. A data structure is a collection of data that is organised to allow efficient processing.
What is the List Compound Data Type? Lists are exactly what we might be expecting: the list compound data type contains an ordered list of objects. The list — unlike the set — may contain duplicates and is in a specific order. Unlike the tuple , the elements of the list itself don't in total comprise a record.
From the book C++ Primer, 5th edition:
A compound type is a type that is defined in terms of another type. C++ has several compound types, two of which, references and pointers...
I think it means compound types are types like references and pointers. Do correct me if I'm wrong.
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