Boxing vs Un Boxing in C#

 

Boxing UnBoxing

Boxing and unboxing in C# allows developers to convert .NET data types from value type to reference type and vice versa. Converting a value type to a reference type is called called boxing in C# and converting a reference type to a value type is called unboxing in C#. 

• class Test  

• {  

•     static void Main()  

•     {  

•         int i = 1;  

•         object o = i; // boxing  

•         int j = (int)o; // unboxing  

•     }  

• }