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Structures, Records, Tuples and Comparison

Manual C# · Examples UO

struct — value type; class is a reference type. record specifies a type with convenient data equality semantics; record class and record struct are possible. with creates a copy of the record with the modified members, preserving the original object.

Simple example (Example.cs)

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Example.cs:

// PROJECT-EXAMPLE
var original = new Item("ore", 1);
var copy = original with { Count = 3 };
System.Console.WriteLine($"{original.Count}:{copy.Count}");
record Item(string Name, int Count);

Result:

1:3

record Position(int X, int Y);
var first = new Position(10, 20);
var second = first with { X = 11 };
UO.Print($"First={first}, second={second}");

readonly record struct Point(int X, int Y);
var point = new Point(10, 20);
(int X, int Y) coordinates = (point.X, point.Y);
var (x, y) = coordinates;
UO.Print($"{x}, {y}");

A tuple groups multiple values ​​without a separate class declaration. Its element names improve readability, but do not create an independent new type. For native types, distinguish between reference equality, Equals, and the overloaded operator ==.

Official documentation: Structures, Records, Tuples and Comparison - Microsoft Learn.