Twenty C# Questions Explained

Gerry OBrien
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Paul Pardi
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#1: When to Use a struct vs Class

structs are value types that can contain data and functions
structs are value types and do not require heap allocation.
structs directly store their data in the struct, classes store a reference to a
dynamically allocated object.
structs are useful for small data structures
structs can affect performance
Constructors are invoked with the new operator, but that does not allocate memory
on the heap
A struct constructor simply returns the struct value itself (typically in a temporary
location on the stack), and this value is then copied as necessary

#1: When to Use a struct vs Class,

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With classes, multiple variables may have a reference to the same object
It is possible for operations on one variable to affect the object referenced by the
other variable.
With structs, the variables each have their own copy of the data, and it is not
possible for operations on one to affect the other.
structs do not support user-specified inheritance, and they implicitly inherit from
type object

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