private static void VariableTypes()
{
/* C# supports two kinds of variable types:
1. Value types - built-in primitive types and user-defined structs
2. Reference types - Classes and other complex data types (variables of such types contain a reference to an instance)
*/
int i = 10;
int j = 20;
// Since int is a value type, there is no connection between variables if one is assigned to another (assign-by-value) */
int k = i;
// A change made to i will not affect k
i = 30;
Console.WriteLine(i.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(k.ToString());
// Reference types on the other hand, point to memory addresses
Person person1 = new Person("Evan");
Person person2 = person1;
// person2 now points to the same memory address as person1, so a change made to either affects the other
person2.Name = "Riley";
Console.WriteLine(person1.ToString());
/* The process of converting a value type to a reference type is called "boxing".
The process of converting a reference type to a value type is called "unboxing".
In Java, this is akin to creating a wrapper class for a primitive data type and converting.
*/
}