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Exploring the System 

Namespace

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his chapter explores the 

System

 namespace. 

System

 is a top-level namespace of the 

.NET Framework class library. It directly contains those classes, structures, interfaces, 

delegates, and enumerations that are most commonly used by a C# program or that 

are deemed otherwise integral to the .NET Framework. Thus, 

System

 defines the core of the 

library.

System

 also contains many nested namespaces that support specific subsystems, such 

as

System.Net

. Several of these subsystems are described later in this book. This chapter is 

concerned only with the members of