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A union is similar to a structure, but is used to store data for any one of its members at any one time. All members have the same offset. This chapter covers union definitions, initialization, compound literals, type punning, and restricted class hierarchies.
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Lucas, P.J. (2025). Unions. In: Why Learn C. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1597-3_11
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