Why Choose Struct Over Class?

Stack Overflow Question

Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24232799/why-choose-struct-over-class

Published: 2014-06-15T18:33:02Z

Updated: 2026-05-11T06:33:07Z

Author: bluedevil2k

Tags: swift, class, struct, value-type, design-principles

Summary:

        <p>Playing around with Swift, coming from a Java background, why would you want to choose a Struct instead of a Class?  Seems like they are the same thing, with a Struct offering less functionality.  Why choose it then?</p>