Class
Classes are reference types. That's why a second variable of the same type is assigned to the first variable, then both variables refer to the object at that address
Classes are reference types. That's why a second variable of the same type is assigned to the first variable, then both variables refer to the object at that address
public class Person
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Age { get; set; }
public Person(string name, int age)
{
Name = name;
Age = age;
}
}
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
Person person1 = new Person("Leopold", 6);
Console.WriteLine("person1 Name = {0} Age = {1}", person1.Name, person1.Age);
// Declare new person, assign person1 to it.
Person person2 = person1;
// Change the name of person2, and person1 also changes.
person2.Name = "Molly";
person2.Age = 16;
Console.WriteLine("person2 Name = {0} Age = {1}", person2.Name, person2.Age);
Console.WriteLine("person1 Name = {0} Age = {1}", person1.Name, person1.Age);
}
}
/*
Output:
person1 Name = Leopold Age = 6
person2 Name = Molly Age = 16
person1 Name = Molly Age = 16
*/
Structs are value types.
Cant be a null
struct can be used to hold small data values that do not require inheritance, e.g. coordinate points, key-value pairs, and complex data structure.
public struct Person
{
public string Name;
public int Age;
public Person(string name, int age)
{
Name = name;
Age = age;
}
}
public class Application
{
static void Main()
{
// Create struct instance and initialize by using "new".
// Memory is allocated on thread stack.
Person p1 = new Person("Alex", 9);
Console.WriteLine("p1 Name = {0} Age = {1}", p1.Name, p1.Age);
//Create new struct object.Note that struct can be initialized without using "new".
Person p2 = p1;
// Assign values to p2 members.
p2.Name = "Spencer";
p2.Age = 7;
Console.WriteLine("p2 Name = {0} Age = {1}", p2.Name, p2.Age);
// p1 values remain unchanged because p2 is copy.
Console.WriteLine("p1 Name = {0} Age = {1}", p1.Name, p1.Age);
}
}
/*
Output:
p1 Name = Alex Age = 9
p2 Name = Spencer Age = 7
p1 Name = Alex Age = 9
*/