6 THE NATURE OF VALUES
C# gives special meaning to the term value type, but the concept of a value certainly isn’t unique to C#. In this chapter, we’ll revisit values more generally and identify some key characteristics that indicate whether we should implement something as a value type. We’ll look at the unique and important role of values and value types in our programs, and how implementing a well-behaved value type requires more than just using a struct or a record struct.
We’ll explore the following:
- How to improve our designs by employing value type objects to encapsulate behavior
- How overriding the native reference semantics for ...
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