Can someone please explain Object Type in C#?
I was reading a C# Tutorial on http://www.tutorialspoint.com/csharp/csharp_data_types.htm where I was reading about Object Type which is inturn a Reference Type.
I have also gone though the following MSDN link:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9kkx3h3c%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
Here, it is written : "The object type is an alias for Object in the .NET Framework. In the unified type system of C#, all types, predefined and user-defined, reference types and value types, inherit directly or indirectly from Object. You can assign values of any type to variables of typeobject."
On other site "http://www.dotnetpearls.com/object":, it is written: "Object is the base class for all derived classes. It provides some methods and capabilities."
Now, I am confused. I only know of Object as the instance of any Class so I am unable to understand object in the above context and also, please guide as to why/ in which simple situations we use object type?
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