Why Java doesn't support structures ? (Just out of curiosity)

Question

I know you can use public fields, or some other workarounds. Or maybe you don't need them at all. But just out of curiosity why Sun leave structures out.

Answer 1

Here's a link that explains Sun's decision:

2.2.2 No More Structures or Unions

Java has no structures or unions as complex data types. You don't need structures and unions when you have classes; you can achieve the same effect simply by declaring a class with the appropriate instance variables.