C# Difference between byte and Byte

[J imran]

Hi, Can You please Tell me what is the difference between 'byte' and 'Byte' as a datatype in C# thank you.

[Rob Philpott]

No difference really, just different names for the same thing. 'byte' is just short for System.Byte. It's a primitive so has shortened form.

Regards, Rob Philpott.

[J imran]

Thank You

[Abhishek Sur]

Byte is a wrapper to primitive type byte. byte is just an alias of System.Byte. This will help you I think : http://mctscertification.blogspot.com/2008/05/what-is-difference-between-byte-and.html[^] :rose:

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[Pete OHanlon]

None. One's a synonym for the other.

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[Lost User]

Byte is NOT a wrapper for byte. 'byte' is a C# keyword that is a synonym for 'System.Byte'. In computing, the word 'Wrapper' has a different meaning.

[Natza Mitzi]

You are confusing with java. in C# byte == Byte string == String ... ... .. ..

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[PIEBALDconsult]

The only difference is when defining an enumerated type; byte and the other aliases are allowed, but System.Byte etc. are not.