[Solved] What is a “public” keyword , is it a type?

Question

public is really just an access modifier used, as you already know, on classes, fields etc.

The var keyword on the other hand is a shortcut for “whatever type the statement on the right returns”. This is really just compiler candy, as it will be resolved to a concrete type (e.g. Int32) during compilation.

EDIT: If you are interested in what is a type and what is not, then you might want to have a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3ewxz6et.aspx. It will answer the first part of the question explicitly.

Accepted Answer

public is really just an access modifier used, as you already know, on classes, fields etc.

The var keyword on the other hand is a shortcut for “whatever type the statement on the right returns”. This is really just compiler candy, as it will be resolved to a concrete type (e.g. Int32) during compilation.

EDIT: If you are interested in what is a type and what is not, then you might want to have a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3ewxz6et.aspx. It will answer the first part of the question explicitly.