What to Know About Value Types and Reference Types in C#: ASP Alliance

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What to Know About Value Types and Reference Types in C#

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Published: 07 Jul 2008

Abstract
Value types and reference types are important concepts in C#. In this article, Brendan describes these concepts in an easy way. This beginners' tutorial is written to help people unfamiliar with these concepts to gain a basic understanding of them.

by Brendan Enrick
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Introduction

Anyone planning on writing code in C# should understand the data types available. Before diving into this, however, it is important to understand value types and reference types. This article is designed to give you a quick understanding of these. This article is not meant for people who already understand the difference between these two categories of data types. Knowing this information will give you a much better understanding of how data is stored and how to correctly interact with this data in C#. As you read on, I explain the difference between these two classifications of data types, and I explain how these differences impact you as a C# developer.

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Title: Very very helpful
Name: Poornima
Date: 9/5/2008 2:04:04 PM
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It is a fantastic article written in very simple language which makes it easy for beginners like me to understand.I understood everything explained in the article and Now i think I can make some sense out of the big fat C# books which I was trying to read in the first place.After struggling through complicated articles and ebooks this was like a breath of fresh air.Thanks a ton

Title: A Good Article for Beginners.
Name: Ahsan
Date: 7/9/2008 1:19:11 AM
Comment:
It is really a very nice article for the beginners to get very Good Concept on Value Type and Reference Type.

Thanks for providing such a clear explanation.

Title: Very informative
Name: Prince
Date: 7/9/2008 1:03:24 AM
Comment:
It was really informative. All concepts are well described except nullable which i couldn't make out :) Thanks for sharing this.

Title: Good Article
Name: suchi banerjee
Date: 7/9/2008 12:37:57 AM
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It is a very good article. Probably you could have added a little more i.e. Cloning.

Title: RE: Good Article
Name: Brendan
Date: 7/8/2008 8:57:35 AM
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@Ravi Chougule

Thanks, I was trying to keep it simple and easy enough for beginners to understand. I am quite happy to hear that it is also valuable for you.

Title: Good Article
Name: Ravi Chougule
Date: 7/8/2008 5:59:37 AM
Comment:
This is really good atrticle for all...not just beginners.
Thank you

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