reference type
C39357
concept
A reference type is a kind of data type whose variables store references (addresses or pointers) to the actual data rather than containing the data value itself.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| reference type canonical | 8 |
| .NET type | 7 |
| System.Type member metadata class | 2 |
| .NET internal framework type | 1 |
| System.Reflection.MemberInfo | 1 |
| generic class | 1 |
| method pointer type | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: reference type
Generated description
A reference type is a kind of data type whose variables store references (addresses or pointers) to the actual data rather than containing the data value itself.
Instances (20)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| TNotifyEvent | method pointer type |
| CurrentValueSubject | — |
| System.Delegate | .NET type |
| System.Array | .NET type |
| System.IO.BinaryReader | — |
| System.IO.Compression.ZipArchiveEntry | — |
| System.Net.Mail.Attachment | — |
| ThreadPriority | .NET type |
| LockRecursionException | — |
| ThreadStart | .NET type |
| ThreadPoolBoundHandle | .NET type |
| AsyncLocal<T> | generic class |
| System.Reflection.FieldInfo | System.Type member metadata class |
| System.Reflection.PropertyInfo | System.Type member metadata class |
| System.Reflection.MethodBase | .NET type |
| System.Reflection.AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute | .NET type |
| System.Type | System.Reflection.MemberInfo |
| System.RuntimeType | .NET internal framework type |
| System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream | — |
| System.IO.Pipes.AnonymousPipeClientStream | — |