Is int (Int32) considered an object in .NET or a primitive (not int?)?

Question

Is int (aka Int32) an object , or a primitive in .NET (I\'m not asking regarding int?)?

I hit F12 on the saved word int and g

Answer 1

The primitive types are the one identified through keywords, so yes int is a primitive type.

The primitive types also allow you to use that as literals.

However, the underlying type that the keyword identifies is System.Int32 which is not a primitive types. This is a value type, not a reference type (or object).