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What is the difference between boxing and unboxing?

Q

What is the difference between boxing and unboxing?

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A

Boxing allows us to convert value types to reference types. Basically, the runtime creates a temporary reference-type box for the object on heap.
Eg:
int i=20;
object o=i;

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