Module 5 : Data Types (Struct, Enum, TypeDef) & File I/O
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
- Understand and implement user-defined data types using `struct`
- Utilize `enum` for creating readable constant sets
- Apply `typedef` to create type aliases for better code readability
- Perform file input/output operations in C
- Handle text and binary files effectively
- Design programs that persist data using files
- Combine structs with file I/O for data management systems
1. Introduction to User-Defined Data Types
1.1 Why User-Defined Types? In previous modules, we learned about basic data types like int, floa...
2. Structures (struct)
2.1 What is a Structure? A structure is a user-defined data type that groups variables of differe...
3. Enumerations (enum)
3.1 What is an Enumeration? An enumeration is a user-defined data type consisting of a set of nam...
4. Type Definitions (typedef)
4.1 What is typedef? typedef creates aliases (alternative names) for existing data types. It make...
5. File Input/Output
5.1 Why File I/O? So far, all our programs lose their data when they terminate. File I/O allows p...