Yes, the string literal "Richard" has the type String and 24 literal has the type Int32.
The new keyword is how we tell the compiler to instance arbitrary types when we need them. Literals are similar, when you type "Richard" you are telling the compiler to instance a String type object with the given content and 24 is telling the compiler to instance a Int32 object with the value of twenty-four.
You can instance string objects yourself. For example, one string constructor takes a length and a char to fill that length, eg new string('=', 10) instances a string object with content the same as the literal "==========".
I don't think the number types have useful constructors, but you can manually instance them if you want, ie int num = new Int32(). That will give you a variable that is equal to the default value of the type, which in this case would be zero.
Lastly, you can find out the type of any object, literal or otherwise, using the GetType() method, such as Console.WriteLine("Richard".GetType()); which would write System.String to the console.
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Yes, the string literal
"Richard"has the typeStringand24literal has the typeInt32.The
newkeyword is how we tell the compiler to instance arbitrary types when we need them. Literals are similar, when you type"Richard"you are telling the compiler to instance aStringtype object with the given content and24is telling the compiler to instance aInt32object with the value of twenty-four.You can instance string objects yourself. For example, one string constructor takes a length and a char to fill that length, eg
new string('=', 10)instances a string object with content the same as the literal"==========".I don't think the number types have useful constructors, but you can manually instance them if you want, ie
int num = new Int32(). That will give you a variable that is equal to the default value of the type, which in this case would be zero.Lastly, you can find out the type of any object, literal or otherwise, using the
GetType()method, such asConsole.WriteLine("Richard".GetType());which would writeSystem.Stringto the console.