Does int.Parse uses boxing/unboxing or type casting in C#?

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What happens when i say ``` int a = int.Parse("100"); ``` is there any boxing/unboxung or type casting happening inside the Prse method?

Accepted Answer

There's no boxing or unboxing. Why are you asking? The parsing algorithm is much more expensive than a box/unbox operation so you wouldn't "feel" a performance difference even if there were one.

Does int.Parse uses boxing/unboxing or type casting in C#?

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