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title: "Difference between reference type and value type"  
description: "Difference between reference type and value type"  
author: "Manish Kumar"  
published: 2017-03-08  
updated: 2020-09-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23229/difference-between-reference-type-and-value-type  
category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Difference between reference type and value type

**Value type and Reference type-**

Value types are stored in the stack where as reference type are stored on heap.

## Value type-

Int,enum,byte,decimal,double etc.

Value type holds the data within its own memory allocation.

## Reference types-

String,Class,interface ,object etc.

Reference type contains pointer to another memory location that holds the real data.

## Answers

### Answer by Manish Kumar

**Value type and Reference type-**

Value types are stored in the stack where as reference type are stored on heap.

## Value type-

Int,enum,byte,decimal,double etc.

Value type holds the data within its own memory allocation.

## Reference types-

String,Class,interface ,object etc.

Reference type contains pointer to another memory location that holds the real data.


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