C# Object and Class

Since C# is an object-oriented language, program is designed using objects and classes in C#.

C# Object

In C#, Object is a real world entity, for example, chair, car, pen, mobile, laptop etc.

In other words, object is an entity that has state and behavior. Here, state means data and behavior means functionality.

Object is a runtime entity, it is created at runtime.

Object is an instance of a class. All the members of the class can be accessed through object.

Let’s see an example to create object using new keyword.

In this example, Student is the type and s1 is the reference variable that refers to the instance of Student class. The new keyword allocates memory at runtime.

C# Class

In C#, class is a group of similar objects. It is a template from which objects are created. It can have fields, methods, constructors etc.

Let’s see an example of C# class that has two fields only.

C# Object and Class Example

Let’s see an example of class that has two fields: id and name. It creates instance of the class, initializes the object and prints the object value.

Output:

101 tutor aspire 

C# Class Example 2: Having Main() in another class

Let’s see another example of class where we are having Main() method in another class. In such case, class must be public.

Output:

101 tutor aspire 

C# Class Example 3: Initialize and Display data through method

Let’s see another example of C# class where we are initializing and displaying object through method.

Output:

101 Ajeet 102 Tom 

C# Class Example 4: Store and Display Employee Information

Output:

101 tutor 890000 102 Mahesh 490000