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Common Type System

In Microsoft's .NET Framework, the Common Type System (CTS) is a standard that specifies how type definitions and specific values of types are represented in computer memory. It is intended to allow programs written in different programming languages to easily share information. As used in programming languages, a type can be described as a definition of…

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Value typesStackReference typesHeapArray
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Functions of the Common Type System

Object-orientedType inheritanceHalfway-to-even
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Microsoft .NET frameworkTypeProgramming languagesEcmaCLI
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Common Type System

Nodes22
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Triples3
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Common Type System

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related to Type categories · 3
Common Type System → NET, The, Visual Basic

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type common cts languages net framework types also rules written example values programming system used language standard boxed object int32

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Common Type Systemrelated to Type categoriesThe0.60section
Common Type Systemrelated to Type categoriesVisual Basic0.60section
Common Type Systemrelated to Type categoriesNET0.60section

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