root class of .net

Gaurav Gupta

14y4.8k.NET

what is the root class of .net?

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Senthilkumar14y ago
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Hi Gaurav,

System.object is the root class in .net

Supports all classes in the .NET Framework class hierarchy and provides low-level services to derived classes. This is the ultimate base class of all classes in the .NET Framework; it is the root of the type hierarchy.

Languages typically do not require a class to declare inheritance from Object because the inheritance is implicit.

Because all classes in the .NET Framework are derived from Object, every method defined in the Object class is available in all objects in the system. Derived classes can and do override some of these methods, including:

Equals - Supports comparisons between objects.

Finalize - Performs cleanup operations before an object is automatically reclaimed.

GetHashCode - Generates a number corresponding to the value of the object to support the use of a hash table.

ToString - Manufactures a human-readable text string that describes an instance of the class.

For more info:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.object.aspx
Gaurav Gupta14y ago
thanx..... for guide...
Vulpes14y ago
No, System.Object doesn't inherit from anything.

The 'System' part means that it's a class within the System namespace.

In C# the keyword 'object' is an alias for System.Object and can be used interchangeably.
Gaurav Gupta14y ago
is system.object class is inherits from system class?
lakshmipathi vemula14y ago
Hello Gaurav,
Root class is the class from which class all the remaining classes are inherited.
If a class is not inherited from any other class explicitly,it means that that class is inherited from System.Object class implicitly.
So here System.Object is the Root Class........
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Vulpes14y ago
All types (except pointer types) derive ultimately from the System.Object class.