Do value types (Integer, Decimal, Boolean, etc…) inherit from Object?

Question

Looking for clarification on this...

I\'ve heard that \'everything\' in .Net inherits from Object. I\'ve also heard that the difference between value types and refe

Answer 1

Value types, such as Int32, are structs.

From the VS 2008 C# help file (since I had it open) on structs:

A struct cannot inherit from another struct or class, and it cannot be the base of a class. All structs inherit directly from System.ValueType, which inherits from System.Object.