How does a Nullable type work behind the scenes?

Question

I\'m curious to know how the Nullable type works behind the scenes. Is it creating a new object(objects can be assigned null) with a possible value of null?

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Answer 1

It's actually quite simple. The compiler gives you a hand with the syntax.

// this
int? x = null;
// Transformed to this
int? x = new Nullable()

// this
if (x == null) return;
// Transformed to this
if (!x.HasValue) return;

// this
if (x == 2) return;
// Transformed to this
if (x.GetValueOrDefault() == 2 && x.HasValue) return;