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C# C# Objects Object-Oriented Programming Types and Objects

Posted by William Lindsay
William Lindsay
2,688 Points

I understand that Bob is a string of characters but I do not understand to answer the question in the quiz.

For C# quiz

"Bob is an ______ of type string."

4 Answers

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

William, we usually say "Bob" is a string, but more precisely it is an object of type string.

Classes are templates from which objects are created. String is a class, "Bob" is an object created from that class.

Hope this helps, and I didn't mis-understand your question.

srikarvedantam
srikarvedantam
8,369 Points
srikarvedantam
srikarvedantam
8,369 Points

"Bob" is an object of type String ;).

Caspar Claessen
Caspar Claessen
9,060 Points
Caspar Claessen
Caspar Claessen
9,060 Points

Isn't it also an instance of type string?

Luke Gibson
Luke Gibson
3,503 Points
Luke Gibson
Luke Gibson
3,503 Points

this one fried my brain a little but I understand it thanks to the previous comments!