typedef union {
    float flts[4];
    struct {
        GLfloat r;
        GLfloat theta;
        GLfloat phi;
        GLfloat w;
    };
    struct {
        GLfloat x;
        GLfloat y;
        GLfloat z;
        GLfloat w;
    };
} FltVector;

Ok, so i think i get how to use this, (or, this is how i have seen it used) ie.

FltVector fltVec1 = {{1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f}};
float aaa = fltVec1.x;
etc.

But i'm not really groking how much storage has been declared by the union (4 floats? 8 floats? 12 floats?), how? and why? Also why two sets of curly braces when using FltVector {{}}?

Any pointers much appreciated (sorry for the pun)