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Demystifying Structs in Zig: Composition, Defaults, and Packed Layouts

  • Zig’s struct type is versatile, supporting features like compile-time defaults, field introspection, and precise memory layouts.
  • Defining structs in Zig involves grouping related data together, accessing fields using dot notation, adding default values for fields, and using structs for composition.
  • Zig promotes composition over inheritance, enabling clean nesting of structs and allowing packed structs for low-level or binary operations.
  • Zig's struct system offers a clean, composable design, fine memory layout control, compile-time defaults to reduce boilerplate, and type-safe introspection tools.

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