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.NET Framework Primitive Reference Types

The .NET Framework 4.6 ships with tons of reference types that are exposed by the Base Class Library and that cover most needs. However, you will often use several reference types in the development process that many other reference types derive from. Table 4.4 lists the most common reference types.

TABLE 4.4 The Most Common Built-in Reference Types in the .NET Framework

You can use a number of reference types when developing real-life applications, and most of them are discussed in subsequent chapters; however, the ones listed in Table 4.4 provide the basis for working with reference types. Most of ...