Equality of Types
Explore how equality comparisons work in C# by examining the differences between value and reference types. Understand how .NET compares variables on the stack and heap, discover the special case of strings, and learn how to implement or use record classes to customize equality behavior. This lesson helps you grasp fundamental comparison concepts useful for effective C# programming.
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It is common to compare two variables using comparison operators. The behavior of this operator is different for reference types and value types.
Comparing values
When we check the equality of two value type variables, .NET compares the values of those two variables on the stack and returns true if they are equal.
Step 1: In Program.cs, add statements to declare two integers with equal values and then ...