Equivalence of String and string in C# test

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String vs string in C#

I have a test in C# code I'm reading:

if (variable is string)

I am wondering if this is strictly equivalent to:

if (variable is String)

or if some esoteric behavior of C# autoboxing may cause these tests to behave differently.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/215255/string-vs-string-in-c — John, Aug 19 '11 at 14:50
There's no boxing here. Boxing only applies to value types, and `System.String` (and thus its alias `string`) is a reference type. — dlev, Aug 19 '11 at 14:52

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 19 '11 at 14:50

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They are exactly the same - string is an alias for System.String.

answered Aug 19 '11 at 14:50

BrokenGlass

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