C#•17mo ago

❔ Can separate class objects contain instances of the same method object

So if I have multiple objects of the same class, with a particular member object that is in itself a class, can those separate class objects all refer to the same object when referring to their own member object, similar to how a pointer would work?

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Jimmacle•17mo ago

the way you're phrasing it is confusing, but generally yes you can think of reference types as working similar to pointers

var obj1 = new object();
var obj2 = obj1;

var obj1 = new object();
var obj2 = obj1;

will make obj1 and obj2 refer to the same actual object

Angius•17mo ago

yes, reference types work kinda-sorta like pointers So

var foo = new Foo();
var barA = new Bar { Foo = foo };
var barB = new Bar { Foo = foo };

var foo = new Foo();
var barA = new Bar { Foo = foo };
var barB = new Bar { Foo = foo };

will have both barA and barB have the exact same reference to foo

Omnissiah•17mo ago

(since we're talking about pointers, i think it could be worth mentioning ref var obj3 = ref obj1;)

Accord•17mo ago

Was this issue resolved? If so, run /close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.

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❔ Can separate class objects contain instances of the same method object