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Makes formatting of struct keyword consistent
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% Structs

Structs are a way of creating more complex data types. For example, if we were
`struct`s are a way of creating more complex data types. For example, if we were
doing calculations involving coordinates in 2D space, we would need both an `x`
and a `y` value:

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let origin_y = 0;
```

A struct lets us combine these two into a single, unified datatype:
A `struct` lets us combine these two into a single, unified datatype:

```rust
struct Point {
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the `struct` keyword, and then with a name. By convention, `struct`s begin with
a capital letter and are camel cased: `PointInSpace`, not `Point_In_Space`.

We can create an instance of our struct via `let`, as usual, but we use a `key:
We can create an instance of our `struct` via `let`, as usual, but we use a `key:
value` style syntax to set each field. The order doesn’t need to be the same as
in the original declaration.

Finally, because fields have names, we can access the field through dot
notation: `origin.x`.

The values in structs are immutable by default, like other bindings in Rust.
The values in `struct`s are immutable by default, like other bindings in Rust.
Use `mut` to make them mutable:

```rust
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# Update syntax

A `struct` can include `..` to indicate that you want to use a copy of some
other struct for some of the values. For example:
other `struct` for some of the values. For example:

```rust
struct Point3d {
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# Tuple structs

Rust has another data type that’s like a hybrid between a [tuple][tuple] and a
struct, called a ‘tuple struct’. Tuple structs have a name, but
`struct`, called a ‘tuple struct’. Tuple structs have a name, but
their fields don’t:

```rust
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let origin = Point(0, 0, 0);
```

It is almost always better to use a struct than a tuple struct. We would write
It is almost always better to use a `struct` than a tuple struct. We would write
`Color` and `Point` like this instead:

```rust
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```

Now, we have actual names, rather than positions. Good names are important,
and with a struct, we have actual names.
and with a `struct`, we have actual names.

There _is_ one case when a tuple struct is very useful, though, and that’s a
tuple struct with only one element. We call this the ‘newtype’ pattern, because
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# Unit-like structs

You can define a struct with no members at all:
You can define a `struct` with no members at all:

```rust
struct Electron;
```

Such a struct is called ‘unit-like’ because it resembles the empty
Such a `struct` is called ‘unit-like’ because it resembles the empty
tuple, `()`, sometimes called ‘unit’. Like a tuple struct, it defines a
new type.

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useful. For instance, a library may ask you to create a structure that
implements a certain [trait][trait] to handle events. If you don’t have
any data you need to store in the structure, you can just create a
unit-like struct.
unit-like `struct`.

[trait]: traits.html

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