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value type

A type whose variables hold the data itself, copied on assignment.

A value type (built-in numeric types, bool, char, structs, enums, tuples) stores its data directly; assignment and argument passing copy the value.

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Examples

  • int, double, bool, DateTime and every struct are value types: int b = a; copies the number itself.

See also

reference type struct boxing
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