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What is the difference between value types and reference types?- Value types are inherited from system.valuetypes.
- Reference types are inherited system.object.
- Value types are stored in a stack.
- Reference types are stored on heap.
- When variables are passed by values as parameters, then no change can be made to them when retrieved.
- When variables are passed by reference, their address is passed due to which a change in their values can be reflected back in the calling function.
- In .NET, when you pass a variable by value, the syntax would be: (ByVal a as datatype)
- And when passed by reference (ByRef a as datatype)
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