Re: Classes, Properties, and structures

From: David Browne (meat_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:52:59 -0500

"OpticTygre" <optictygre@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:RLSdne5E0e-hieHcRVn-iQ@adelphia.com...
> Interesting point. I suppose also, that since it is a class, there is
> also the ability to add function, subroutines, events and such that apply
> specifically to an object of type "Person" whereas you wouldn't be able to
> do something like that with a simple structure.

You can add methods, properties, etc to a structure. The distinction
between a Class and a Structure is that a class is created on the heap, and
a structure is a ValueType created on the stack.

A ValueType which contains only ValueType's for fields will be created
entirely on the stack and won't generate any garbage.

David

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