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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Struct and Union
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:51:37 -0700
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Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:
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> ... and if C had a discriminated union I'd go with that, and if it had
> type-classes (not the same as object classes) I'd go with those.  There
> are lots of things the OP can't use in C -- no need to limit your
> suggestions to just one thing they can't use in C.

What is a "type-class", and how does it differ from an "object class"?

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