Difference b/w casting and boxing?

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Difference b/w casting and boxing?..

Answer / linton lazar

Boxing is converting a value type to a reference type
(Object Type).Casting is converting a reference type to a
reference type or a value type as another value type.
int i = 0;
object o = (object)i; //this is boxing
int i2 = (int)o; //this is unboxing.

long l = (long)i; //this is casting.

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Difference b/w casting and boxing?..

Answer / anil kumar

Boxing is Converting to a value type to refrence type and
casting mean convert value type to a another value type.

int a;
object o=(object)a;(Boxing)

int a;
long b=a;(casting)

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Difference b/w casting and boxing?..

Answer / kinjal panchal

Boxing:- Boxing is converting value type to Reference type.
for Example:-

int i=0;
object O=(object)i;

Casting:- Casting is converting value type to another value type
for example:-

int i=0;
long l=(long)i;

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Difference b/w casting and boxing?..

Answer / anand gopal makwa munger

Boxing is the term for turning a value type (int, double, float, Guid, etc.) into a reference type (System.Object, System.String, etc.). Doing this boxing operation allocates memory on the heap (which the garbage collector will eventually need to reclaim).

Casting is taking a type (say, System.Object) and treating it as another type (say, System.String).

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Difference b/w casting and boxing?..

Answer / sridevipc

casting converts value to reference type
boxing converts reference type to value type.

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