Nitesh
Reputation: 315
What is the difference between C unions and C++ unions?
What are some major differences between unions in C and C++?
Upvotes: 3
Views: 493
Answers (1)
Bathsheba
Reputation: 234835
In a nutshell, a C++ union can have constructors and destructors, and non-virtual functions. (Note that a C++ union cannot have a base class and cannot be a base class.)
Everything else is pretty much the same between C and C++.
Upvotes: 9
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