String Reference Type

[RN1]

If I am not mistaken, String is reference type. Can someone please
explain me why is it reference type & not value type?

[Jonathan Wood]

Re: String Reference Type

A string can potentially contain a lot of data, and there's no telling what
size a particular string might need to be.

Therefore, not only does it make little sense to try and store a string in a
register or on the stack, or anything else you'd do with a value type,
strings have always been pointers in traditional languages.

Why would it be a value type?

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming

http://www.softcircuits.com

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If I am not mistaken, String is reference type. Can someone please
explain me why is it reference type & not value type?

[RN1]

Re: String Reference Type

On Feb 10, 3:06 am, "Jonathan Wood" <jw...@softcirc uits.comwrote:

A string can potentially contain a lot of data, and there's no telling what
size a particular string might need to be.
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Therefore, not only does it make little sense to try and store a string ina
register or on the stack, or anything else you'd do with a value type,
strings have always been pointers in traditional languages.
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Why would it be a value type?
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--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programminghttp ://www.softcircuit s.com
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If I am not mistaken, String is reference type. Can someone please
explain me why is it reference type & not value type?- Hide quoted text -

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So does it mean that data types that don't have a fixed size are
reference types & those having a fixed size are value types?

Thanks,

Ron

[Jonathan Wood]

Re: String Reference Type

No, I gave two issues: Variable size was one but the potential to be large
was the other. This are two issues that are likely to make a type a
reference type.

--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programming

http://www.softcircuits.com

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On Feb 10, 3:06 am, "Jonathan Wood" <jw...@softcirc uits.comwrote:

A string can potentially contain a lot of data, and there's no telling
what
size a particular string might need to be.
>
Therefore, not only does it make little sense to try and store a string in
a
register or on the stack, or anything else you'd do with a value type,
strings have always been pointers in traditional languages.
>
Why would it be a value type?
>
--
Jonathan Wood
SoftCircuits Programminghttp ://www.softcircuit s.com
>
"RN1" <r...@rediffmai l.comwrote in message
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If I am not mistaken, String is reference type. Can someone please
explain me why is it reference type & not value type?- Hide quoted
text -

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- Show quoted text -

So does it mean that data types that don't have a fixed size are
reference types & those having a fixed size are value types?

Thanks,

Ron