Hi All,
Just got started in C#...
Here's some C# code:
public MyClass
{
private MyThingy m_Thingy;
public SetThingy(MyThi ngy thingy)
{
m_Thingy = thingy;
}
}
I just found out that MyClass.m_Thing y will actually be referencing the same
MyThingy object that the caller passed in. Similar code in C++ would have
invoked the implied = operator and just copied the contents giving me a
separate, independent object with values initialized to what the passed in
object has. This is what I need, but I don't know how to make C# do the
same. How is this accomplished in C#?? I could always write a Copy
Constructor for MyThingy and do m_Thingy = new MyThingy(thingy ) but I was
hoping there was another way so I don't have to write the copy constructor
in cases like this.
Thanks for any help,
Wayne 6 1466
WayneD wrote: Thanks for any help,
You might consider implementing the ICloneable interface in your
MyThingy class. Then you can create a copy like so:
MyThingy newThingy = oldThingy.Clone ();
If your class has any member variables that are themselves reference
types, you'll need to make sure you copy those objects as well or
they'll be referenced by both instances.
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There are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who
don't. http://code.acadx.com
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You can create a shallow copy this way:
class MyThingy
{
...
public MyThingy Copy()
{
return (MyThingy)this. MemberwiseClone ();
}
}
"WayneD" <Wa***@Wayconso ftware.com> wrote in message
news:OQ******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P10.phx.gbl... Hi All, Just got started in C#...
Here's some C# code:
public MyClass
{
private MyThingy m_Thingy; public SetThingy(MyThi ngy thingy)
{
m_Thingy = thingy;
}
}
I just found out that MyClass.m_Thing y will actually be referencing the
same MyThingy object that the caller passed in. Similar code in C++ would have invoked the implied = operator and just copied the contents giving me a separate, independent object with values initialized to what the passed in object has. This is what I need, but I don't know how to make C# do the same. How is this accomplished in C#?? I could always write a Copy Constructor for MyThingy and do m_Thingy = new MyThingy(thingy ) but I was hoping there was another way so I don't have to write the copy constructor in cases like this.
Thanks for any help,
Wayne
Chris R wrote: You can create a shallow copy this way:
A shallow copy leads to exactly the same issue: reference types in both
copies point to the same objects.
--
There are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who
don't. http://code.acadx.com
(Pull the pin to reply)
A shallow copy creates a new instance of the same type as the original
object, and then copies the nonstatic fields of the original object. If the
field is a value type, a bit-by-bit copy of the field is performed. If the
field is a reference type, the reference is copied but the referred object
is not; therefore, the reference in the original object and the reference in
the clone point to the same object. In contrast, a deep copy of an object
duplicates everything directly or indirectly referenced by the fields in the
object. A shallow copy leads to exactly the same issue: reference types in both copies point to the same objects.
He didn't indicate whether the fields would be reference types. I would
consider this "an issue", but "exactly the same issue"; the original
poster's problem was with regard to the host object itself referencing the
same object, and in the case of a shallow clone that is not the situation.
Jon
"Frank Oquendo" <fr*******@acad x.com> wrote in message
news:ep******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... Chris R wrote: You can create a shallow copy this way:
A shallow copy leads to exactly the same issue: reference types in both copies point to the same objects.
-- There are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who don't.
http://code.acadx.com (Pull the pin to reply)
People have covered the other issues. A quick and cheap way to clone an
entire class' object graph would be to serialize the object and deserialize
it back into an instance. So long as every referred-to object is
serializable, you will get a true deep copy.
If you just want a shallow copy you can do the MemberwiseClone () as
previously suggested, or if value semantics are more appropriate for your
"MyThingy" type, you can define it instead as a struct, which will make a
copy (shallow) on assignment.
Richard
--
Veuillez m'excuser, mon Français est très pauvre. Cependant, si vous voyez
mauvais C #, c'est mon défaut!
"WayneD" <Wa***@Wayconso ftware.com> wrote in message
news:OQ******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P10.phx.gbl... Hi All, Just got started in C#...
Here's some C# code:
public MyClass
{
private MyThingy m_Thingy; public SetThingy(MyThi ngy thingy)
{
m_Thingy = thingy;
}
}
I just found out that MyClass.m_Thing y will actually be referencing the
same MyThingy object that the caller passed in. Similar code in C++ would have invoked the implied = operator and just copied the contents giving me a separate, independent object with values initialized to what the passed in object has. This is what I need, but I don't know how to make C# do the same. How is this accomplished in C#?? I could always write a Copy Constructor for MyThingy and do m_Thingy = new MyThingy(thingy ) but I was hoping there was another way so I don't have to write the copy constructor in cases like this.
Thanks for any help,
Wayne
Just for the record, a shallow copy using MemberwiseClone will behave
identically to functionality that the default operator= will in C++. A
referenced object in the original object will also be referenced in the
copied object. So, if different behavior is desired, a method would need to
be created for either C# or for C++.
Thus, the original poster's question is answered as far as it went.
Chris R.
"Frank Oquendo" <fr*******@acad x.com> wrote in message
news:ep******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... Chris R wrote: You can create a shallow copy this way:
A shallow copy leads to exactly the same issue: reference types in both copies point to the same objects.
-- There are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who don't.
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