Common Type System

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.NET technology type system

The Common Type System is a core component of the .NET architecture that defines how data types are declared, used, and managed across different .NET languages to ensure interoperability and type safety.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Common Type System canonical	11
.NET type system	1
C# type system	1
CLI common type system	1
Common Type System (CTS)	1
Common Type System specification	1
ECMA-335	1
System.Double	1
System.Guid	1
System.Int64	1
System.Object	1
System.UInt64	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	.NET technology ⓘ type system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	CTS ⓘ
definedBy	.NET specification ⓘ
defines	arrays ⓘ boxing and unboxing rules ⓘ classes ⓘ delegates ⓘ enums ⓘ interfaces ⓘ primitive types ⓘ reference types ⓘ rules for type implementation ⓘ rules for type inheritance ⓘ rules for type members ⓘ rules for type visibility ⓘ type assignment compatibility rules ⓘ type identity rules ⓘ type visibility and accessibility rules ⓘ user-defined types ⓘ value types ⓘ
ensures	common representation of types across languages ⓘ consistent type semantics across languages ⓘ
governs	assembly-level type information ⓘ field definitions ⓘ metadata representation of types ⓘ method signatures ⓘ
implementedIn	Common Language Runtime ⓘ
introducedWith	.NET Framework ⓘ surface form: .NET Framework 1.0
partOf	.NET Framework ⓘ .NET ecosystem ⓘ surface form: .NET architecture
purpose	define how data types are declared in .NET ⓘ define how data types are managed in .NET ⓘ define how data types are used in .NET ⓘ enable language interoperability ⓘ ensure type safety ⓘ
relatedTo	Common Language Runtime ⓘ Common Language Specification ⓘ
standardizedIn	ECMA-335 ⓘ surface form: .NET ECMA-335 specification
supports	multiple .NET languages ⓘ
supportsFeature	garbage-collected reference types ⓘ multiple inheritance via interfaces ⓘ single inheritance for classes ⓘ type safety verification ⓘ
usedBy	C# programming language ⓘ surface form: C# F# ⓘ Visual Basic .NET ⓘ managed .NET languages ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

.NET Framework → supportsStandard → Common Type System ⓘ

ECMA International → maintainsStandard → Common Type System ⓘ

this entity surface form: ECMA-335

Common Language Runtime → basedOn → Common Type System ⓘ

Common Language Runtime → uses → Common Type System ⓘ

Common Language Infrastructure → includesComponent → Common Type System ⓘ

Common Language Infrastructure → defines → Common Type System ⓘ

ECMA-334 → scope → Common Type System ⓘ

this entity surface form: C# type system

Common Language Specification → relatedTo → Common Type System ⓘ

Common Language Specification → worksWith → Common Type System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Common Type System (CTS)

CLS → basedOn → Common Type System ⓘ

subject surface form: CLS (.NET)

CLS → relatedTo → Common Type System ⓘ

subject surface form: CLS (.NET)

.NET languages → supports → Common Type System ⓘ

CLI → defines → Common Type System ⓘ

subject surface form: Common Language Infrastructure