Using managed reference types in C++

Using managed reference types in C++
By Chris Maunder

A quick introduction to using .NET managed reference types in C++ 

Introduction

One of the nice things about .NET are the common base classes. These classes are essentially the API of .NET, and are available from all languages equally. Once you know how to use a String in VB.NET you also know how to use it in C# and C++. Once you have struggled up the learning curve for one language you can then go on to use that knowledge in other .NET languages.

In .NET there are value types and reference types. Value types refer to simple data structures such as int