This is the base class for all value
types. A value type is a simple data
structure, such as UInt32, or an enumeration. It
is differentiated from a reference type (or object). Value types are
stored on the stack rather than the .NET managed heap and are
accessed directly rather than through a reference. Value types also
behave differently from reference types, most notably in assignment
operations (which create a copy of the data, not a duplicate
reference to the same data) and comparison operations (which return
true as long as the content of the two value types
is the same). To define your own simple value types, use the
struct keyword (use the enum
keyword to define an enumeration). Value types are implicitly sealed.
public abstract class ValueType {
// Protected Constructors
protected ValueType( );
// Public Instance Methods
public override bool Equals(object obj);
// overrides object
public override int GetHashCode( );
// overrides object
public override string ToString( );
// overrides object
}
