I know that struct is a value type , that means it defined on stack .
But I can do A a = new A(); (A my struct of course). and it defined on heap , and only the reference variable is on stack.
Can you explain me this one please .
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I know that struct is a value type , that means it defined on stack .
But I can do A a = new A(); (A my struct of course). and it defined on heap , and only the reference variable is on stack.
Can you explain me this one please .
Value types are stored on the stack sometimes. It’s a complex topic and usually the exact storage of a variable (stack or heap) is irrelevant for programming issues. The real difference between value and reference types lies in their behaviour (for example, value types are always copied by value).
Eric Lippert covers this issue in detail: