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

Yes, value types do inherit from Object.

See the Inheritance Hierarchy section here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.valuetype.aspx

The Remarks section in the same page says, literally:

Both reference and value types are derived from the ultimate base class Object.