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Collection classesAre there any collection classes that will take object references to that if
I add an object (could be primitive data types) to it and I change it through the original object, the one in the collection classes will be changed automatically too? The ArrayList would make a copy of the original and therefore would not reflect the change. ArrayList would make a copy of value type.
If reference type will be added to arraylist then only reference to the object is stored, that is: SomeObj someObj; arrayList.Add(someObj); //change the object someObj.SomeProp = newValue; //then SomeObj newObj = arraList[index]; newObj and someObj will be equal thus their inner state will be the same. newObj.SomeProp equals to newValue For value types you have to get access to the value with the help of container methods. e.g. int i = 5; arrayList.Add(5); i = 6; int newOne = (int)arraList[index]; newOne will be 5; that is why you have to do the action through a wrapper e.g. arrayList.SetAt(index, i) Show quote "Roy" <R**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9BBF27E4-85F5-4D53-9146-2443AF9B732F@microsoft.com... > Are there any collection classes that will take object references to that > if > I add an object (could be primitive data types) to it and I change it > through > the original object, the one in the collection classes will be changed > automatically too? > The ArrayList would make a copy of the original and therefore would not > reflect the change. |
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