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

Question

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

Answer 1

As previously mentioned: Classes are reference type while Structs are value types with all the consequences.

As a thumb of rule Framework Design Guidelines recommends using Structs instead of classes if:

• It has an instance size under 16 bytes
• It logically represents a single value, similar to primitive types (int, double, etc.)
• It is immutable
• It will not have to be boxed frequently