Difference between object and Object

[Phil Johnson]

Hi,

I'm aware of the differences between string and String, but wondered what
the differences were between object and Object?

 

[Peter Morris]

I'm aware of the differences between string and String, but wondered what

the differences were between object and Object?

Exactly the same as the differences between string and String

 

[Marc Gravell]

There are no differences between object and Object, nor string and
String - *except* that you don't need "using System" with string/object.
"object" and "string" are simply aliases for System.Object and
System.String.

(There might be other resolution foibles if you have a local class named
String, where "string" would refer to the .NET string, not your local type).

Marc

 

[Phil Johnson]

My understanding was that string with a lower case s was a primitive type
(stored on the stack etc and not an object) and that string with a capital S
was an object and stored on the heap.

I might be wrong on that though.

 

[Marc Gravell]

In .NET, there is no string/String debate. They are *exactly* the same
thing; every .NET string(==String) is a reference-type, stored on the heap.

Marc

 

[Phil Johnson]

I'm happy with that

Thanks for the info.