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More with Data Types
In Chapter 2, we covered all the C# predefined types and briefly touched on the topic of reference types versus value types. In this chapter, we continue the discussion of data types with further explanation of the categories of types.
In addition, we delve into the details of combining data elements together into tuples—a feature introduced in C# 7.0—followed by grouping data into sets called arrays. To begin, let’s delve further into understanding value types and reference types.
Categories of Types
All types fall into one of two categories: value types and reference types. The differences between the types in each ...
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