Differences between structures and arrays - C

Differences between structures and arrays - C

Point	Array	Structure
Data Collection	Array is a collection of homogeneous data.	Stucture is a collection of heterogeneous data.
Element Reference	Array elements are referred by subscript.	Structure elements are referred by its unique name.
Access Method	Array elements are accessed by it's position or subscript.	Stucture elements are accessed by its object as '.' operator.
Data Type	Array is a derived data type.	Structure is user defined data type.
Syntax	<data_type>array_name[size];	structstruct_name {     structure element 1;     structure element 2;              ----------              ----------              structure element n; }struct_var_nm;
Example	intrno[5];	structitem_mst {     intrno;     char nm[50]; }it;