boxing

[ichor]

hi what is the use of boxing i understand that it is converting from value
types to reference types.. but why would i want to do that?

can anyone explain?

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

hi what is the use of boxing i understand that it is converting from value
types to reference types.. but why would i want to do that?

can anyone explain?

Sure. Take ArrayList, for example: that has an interface defined in
terms of "object" (a reference type). In order to store value types (eg
Int32) in an ArrayList, the values need to be boxed.