What is boxing and unboxing?

Boxing: Converting a value type to object
.
Unboxing: Extracting the value type from object
.
object obj = 10; // Boxing
int x = (int)obj; // Unboxing
Real-life: Data serialization processes.
Boxing: Converting a value type to object
.
Unboxing: Extracting the value type from object
.
object obj = 10; // Boxing
int x = (int)obj; // Unboxing
Real-life: Data serialization processes.