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1982 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Record Types
Author : Professor Dr. Niklaus Wirth
Published in: Programming in Modula-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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In an array all elements are of the same type. In contrast to the array, the record structure offers the possibility to declare a collection of elements as a unit even if the elements are of different types. The following examples are typical cases where the record is the appropriate choice of structuring method. A date consists of three elements, namely day, month, and year. A description of a person may consist of the person’s names, sex, identification number, and birthdate.