{"id":72,"date":"2014-08-01T12:28:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T12:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mairwa.com\/wordpress\/?p=72"},"modified":"2014-08-01T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T12:28:44","slug":"value-types-and-reference-types-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mairwa.com\/wordpress\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"Value Types and Reference Types Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Intriguing Question<\/b><\/td>\nValue Type<\/b><\/td>\nReference Type<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How is a variable represented?<\/b><\/td>\nValue type variables are local copies.<\/b><\/td>\nReference type variables are pointing to the memory occupied by the allocated instance.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is the base type?<\/b><\/td>\nImplicitly extends System.ValueType.<\/b><\/td>\nCan derive from any other type (except System. ValueType), as long as that type is not \u201csealed\u201d (more details on this in Chapter 6).<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Can this type function as a base to other types?<\/b><\/td>\nNo. Value types are always sealed and cannot be inherited from.<\/b><\/td>\nYes. If the type is not sealed, it may function as a base to other types.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is the default parameter passing behavior?<\/b><\/td>\nVariables are passed by value (i.e., a copy of the variable is passed into the called function).<\/b><\/td>\nFor value types, the object is copied-by-value. For reference types, the reference is copied-by-value.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Can this type override System.Object.Finalize()?<\/b><\/td>\nNo. Value types are never placed onto the heap and, therefore, do not need to be finalized.<\/b><\/td>\nYes, indirectly (more details on this in Chapter 13).<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Can I define constructors for this type?<\/b><\/td>\nYes, but the default constructor is reserved (i.e., your custom constructors must all have arguments). <\/b><\/td>\nBut, of course!<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When do variables of this type die?<\/b><\/td>\nWhen they fall out of the defining scope.<\/b><\/td>\nWhen the object is garbage collected.<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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