Is List a value type or a reference type? [duplicate]

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Is List a value type or a reference type?

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Fabien ESCOFFIER · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-11 20:49:04Z

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List is a reference type since it's a class.

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BrunoLM · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-11 20:50:43Z

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List (a class) is a reference type. See:

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s-s · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-11 20:56:12Z

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the List is a class so it reference type

this class is Generic Class, you declare list of items the item type can be value type and reference type

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