Why can't a struct inherit from a class, but all structs inherit from the class "object"?

Question

public class C {}
public struct S : C {}
public class Test
{
    public static void Main() {}
}

This doesn't compile. Every struct implicitly inherits from the class ValueType , which inherits from the class object . How is this possible?

Answer 1

A Structure is a type of value, not a class. Structures cannot inherit from another class or structure. You should consider reading the documentation about structures here .