bool and Boolean

[Guest]

I am using VS2005 Beta2

In the VS.NET IDE, the Intellisense drop-down shows both bool and Boolean.
What is the difference between the two? Similarly, it shows string and String
('s' capitalized). What is the difference between string and String?

 

[Guest]

In the VS.NET IDE, the Intellisense drop-down shows both bool and Boolean.

What is the difference between the two?

bool is a C# keyword, Boolean is not. But they represent the same type, bool
is just a shortcut for System.Boolean. The difference is that bool, being a
keyword, works in all contexts. To use Boolean you have to import the System
namespace or fully qualify it as System.Boolean.

You have the same thing with string/String, float/Single, int/Int32 and
other primitive types.


Mattias

 

[Guest]

Just to add...the reason why it is like this is for language portability. A
C# bool is equal to a VB Boolean or a System.Boolean. It won't make a
difference, just use what you're comfortable with.

Cheers,
Mark