Are value types immutable by definition?

Question

I frequently read that structs should be immutable - aren\'t they by definition?

Do you consider int to be immutable?

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Answer 1

aren't value types immutable by definition?

No they're not: if you look at the System.Drawing.Point struct for example, it has a setter as well as a getter on its X property.

However it may be true to say that all value types should be defined with immutable APIs.