C# Language Specification

11.Structs 392

11.1Struct declarations 392

11.1.1Struct modifiers 392

11.1.2Partial modifier 392

11.1.3Struct interfaces 393

11.1.4Struct body 393

11.2Struct members 393

11.3Class and struct differences 393

11.3.1Value semantics 394

11.3.2Inheritance 394

11.3.3Assignment 395

11.3.4Default values 395

11.3.5Boxing and unboxing 395

11.3.6Meaning of this 397

11.3.7Field initializers 397

11.3.8Constructors 398

11.3.9Destructors 399

11.3.10Static constructors 399

11.4Struct examples 399

11.4.1Database integer type 399

11.4.2Database boolean type 401

12.Arrays 405

12.1Array types 405

12.1.1The System.Array type 405

12.1.2Arrays and the generic IList interface 406

12.2Array creation 406

12.3Array element access 406

12.4Array members 407

12.5Array covariance 407

12.6Array initializers 407