Data Type Implementation
Visual Studio 2005
The Visual Basic data types can be classified according to whether a variable of a particular type stores its own data or a pointer to the data. If it stores its own data it is a value type; if it holds a pointer to data elsewhere in memory it is a reference type. This classification affects the way a data type is implemented.
In This Section
- Value Types and Reference Types
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Explains the difference between value and reference types, and which data types are which.
- Data Types Are .NET Framework Types
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Describes how Visual Basic data types are implemented in the underlying .NET Framework.
