boxing

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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?
 
ichor said:
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?
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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.
 
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