Autoboxing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Autoboxing is a noun meaning (object-oriented programming) Automatic boxing, the implicit conversion of primitive data types to wrapper objects.
Meaning
(object-oriented programming) Automatic boxing, the implicit conversion of primitive data types to wrapper objects.
Example Sentences
Autoboxing and unboxing are typically used for collections of primitives. Autoboxing involves the dynamic allocation of memory and initialization of an object for each primitive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boxing, unboxing, overloading, composition, mapping, polymorphism.
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