Essential C# 12.0, 8th Edition

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Introducing Structs and Records

You have used value types throughout this book; for example, int is a value type. This chapter discusses not only using value types but also defining custom value types. One of the key concepts for a value type is the ability to compare instances for the same value, a concept also possible on reference types. However, rather than coding this feature from scratch, C# 9.0 and 10.0 provide shortcuts via the record construct using a record struct and a record class, respectively. This chapter explores structs, records, and a specific value type called an enum.

While there are noticeable complications to correctly ...