C# 4.0 Unleashed

Chapter 6. A Primer on Types and Objects

In This Chapter

• Implicit Versus Explicit Conversions 299

• The typeof Operator: A Sneak Peek at Reflection 317

• Default Value Expression 320

• Creating Objects with the new Operator 323

• Member Access 335

• Invocation Expressions 339

• Element Access 347

I have to admit, and colleagues will second, that I live and breathe type systems. Static typing is a great thing because you get feedback on invalid use of objects early on during compilation.

With the CLR type system centered on object-oriented programming concepts such as subtyping and virtual dispatch, you have a powerful tool at hand to deal with typing in a rich manner. When correctly used (especially since the advent of generics in .NET ...