Using implicit typing [duplicate]

Question

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Resharper: vars

Is there a reason that resharper suggests var thing1 = 5 as opposed to int thing1 = 5? It just seems that they mean the exact same thing except that var is harder/less comprehensible to a human reader. I would be curious to know if there is a difference in the way that the compiler interprets them, or if its just syntactic sugar.

Answer 1

No, the generated IL will be exactly the same.

I suspect if you take up Resharper's suggestion, it will also "suggest" going the other way - IIRC the default is to always offer the ability to change in either direction. You can change what it suggests within the options though.

Answer 2

Usage of the 'var' keyword tends to be controversial. The 'authoritative' reference for this debate is http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2011/04/20/uses-and-misuses-of-implicit-typing.aspx