Equality and Cloning Operations from VES Perspective

Abstract

In this chapter, we will learn about two fundamental operations, equals and clone. As we learned in Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, the fundamental types array and string are part of any kind of application targeting an implementation of .NET. But some of the behaviors available within these types come from the VES and are expressed through methods and functionalities that are implicitly available. For example, references types and value types derive from the root reference type System.Object, implicitly or explicitly. So, reference types and value types inherit some of the fundamental behaviors designed and described by the CTS, which are implemented and enforced by the VES.