What advantages does using var have over the explicit type in C#? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Besides the readability aspect you mentioned, 'var' also has the benefit of reducing the probability that a trivial code change will break other parts of your code. If you rename a type, for example. Or if you switch to a different type that is mostly compatible with the former type (e.g. changing from Foo[] to IEnumerable) you have much less work to do to get your code back to a compilable state.