private void DemoStruct()
{
//instanciate - we can declare the variable like a standard data type
Vector3 v1;
v1.x = 3.5f;
v1.y = 5.67f;
v1.z = 12.1f;
//or we can use a constructor
TestStruct t1 = new TestStruct();
t1.X = 3.5f;
t1.Y = 4.67f;
//so how big is this struct?
DummyUselessStruct dummy1 = new DummyUselessStruct();
Console.WriteLine("DummyUselessStruct is " + Marshal.SizeOf(dummy1) + " bytes");
//now how big is the struct? did re-organisation change it?
DummyUselessStructPacked dummy2 = new DummyUselessStructPacked();
//lets play around with String.Format() - https://dzone.com/articles/java-string-format-examples
Console.WriteLine(String.Format("DummyUselessStructPacked is {0} bytes", Marshal.SizeOf(dummy2)));
}
/*
* Value-types:
* - char, byte, bool, int, float, short, long, double, struct(*)
* Reference-types:
* - array, Vector, List, Student, Person, Player
*
*/
//structs are treated as VALUE types
public void Process(DummyUselessStruct theDummy)
{
theDummy.a = 125;
}