What's the difference between struct and class in .NET?

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What\'s the difference between struct and class in .NET?

Answer 1

Difference between Structs and Classes:

• Structs are value type whereas Classes are reference type.
• Structs are stored on the stack whereas Classes are stored on the heap.
• Value types hold their value in memory where they are declared, but reference type holds a reference to an object memory.
• Value types destroyed immediately after the scope is lost whereas reference type only the variable destroy after the scope is lost. The object is later destroyed by the garbage collector.
• When you copy struct into another struct, a new copy of that struct gets created modified of one struct won't affect the value of the other struct.
• When you copy a class into another class, it only copies the reference variable.
• Both the reference variable point to the same object on the heap. Change to one variable will affect the other reference variable.
• Structs can not have destructors, but classes can have destructors.
• Structs can not have explicit parameterless constructors whereas classes can. Structs don't support inheritance, but classes do. Both support inheritance from an interface.
• Structs are sealed type.