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What is the purpose of the readonly struct?

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Quick Answer A readonly struct guarantees all fields are immutable รขโ‚ฌโ€ the compiler enforces it. This lets the runtime safely pass it by reference internally without defensive copies. Use it for small, value-like objects such as coordinates, colors, or time ranges.

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A readonly struct ensures that all fields remain immutable.

It improves performance by avoiding unnecessary copies.

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