reg Object data type

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Hi,
I've need clariifcation regarding the Obejct data type.
Is this object a value type or reference type?....
can you please some articles which give explaination as to why
it's treated as value type\reference type???

Thanks

[kodehoved]

Re: reg Object data type

On May 28, 7:10 am, AVL <A...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

Hi,
I've need clariifcation regarding the Obejct data type.
Is this object a value type or reference type?....
can you please some articles which give explaination as to why
it's treated as value type\reference type???
>
Thanks

Object is a reference type as stated in the language specification
(http://www.google.dk/url?sa=t&ct=res...url=http%3A%2F
%2Fdownload.mic rosoft.com%2Fdo wnload%2F3%2F8% 2F8%2F388e7205-bc10-4226-
b2a8-75351c669b09%2F CSharp%2520Lang uage
%2520Specificat ion.doc&ei=I_Q8 SKjhJ5CE1wassu3 QDQ&usg=AFQjCNH 48AGfZpjFXXCFdv GQ1yt9Mk_-
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Brian

[Ashutosh]

Re: reg Object data type

Object is an reference type. It's the base class for all the reference
types. The reason why its a reference type is that Microsoft thought
that way :)

AVL wrote:

Hi,
I've need clariifcation regarding the Obejct data type.
Is this object a value type or reference type?....
can you please some articles which give explaination as to why
it's treated as value type\reference type???
>
Thanks

[Alberto Poblacion]

Re: reg Object data type

"AVL" <AVL@discussion s.microsoft.com wrote in message
news:2F831D9F-8BB0-459C-9853-A2BFA4D77773@mi crosoft.com...

I've need clariifcation regarding the Obejct data type.
Is this object a value type or reference type?....
can you please some articles which give explaination as to why
it's treated as value type\reference type???

Object is a Reference type. When you assign a Value type to an Object it
suffers an operation that is called "boxing", where the value is moved into
a "box" that is assigned a reference. The opposite operation is "unboxing".
You will find plenty of information if you do a search for "boxing" and
"unboxing".

[Peter Duniho]

Re: reg Object data type

On Tue, 27 May 2008 22:59:44 -0700, Ashutosh <smbs-msdn@nospam.nos pam>
wrote:

Object is an reference type. It's the base class for all the reference
types.

It's also the base class for all the value types. It's funny like that.
:)

But yes, it's a reference type.