Object Class

Supports all classes in the framework class hierarchy and provides low-level services to derived classes. This is the ultimate base class of all classes. It is the root of the type hierarchy.

Definition

public class Object

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the Object object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Methods

Method	Description
Equals	Overloaded. Compares two objects to determine if they are equal.
GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type, suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table.
GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance.
Object	Initializes a new instance of Object.
ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance.
ToString	Returns a String that represents the current Object.

Examples

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// This sample shows how to use the Equals method in the Object class.

 

using System.Diagnostics;

 

public class SampleObject

{

     static void Main()

     {

          // Creates two objects.

          object myObject = "mine";

          object yourObject = "yours";

 

          // Determines the objects are equal.

          bool isEquals = Equals(myObject, yourObject);

          Debug.WriteLine("Compares myObject and yourObject: ---> " + isEquals);

          isEquals = Equals(myObject, myObject);

          Debug.WriteLine("Compares myObject and myObject: ---> " + isEquals);

          isEquals = Equals(myObject, null);

          Debug.WriteLine("Compares myObject and null: ---> " + isEquals);

          isEquals = Equals(yourObject, null);

          Debug.WriteLine("Compares yourObject and null: ---> " + isEquals);

          isEquals = Equals(null, null);

          Debug.WriteLine("Compares null and null: ---> " + isEquals);

     }

}

 

/*

The output of the sample.

 

Compares myObject and yourObject: ---> False

Compares myObject and myObject: ---> True

Compares myObject and null: ---> False

Compares yourObject and null: ---> False

Compares null and null: ---> True

*/

Class Information

Namespace	System
Flash Library	corlib.scl
Flash Library Version	2.0.0.2466
Silverlight Library	System.Windows.Forms.dll