Function parameter gets changed

[dferrell]

For some reason myFunction in the below code is treating the parameter
oInputDoc1 as a ByRef rather than a ByVal. When the call returns, both
oInputDoc and oOutputDoc = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"

When using a string instead of an xml document as the parameter the
argument and value remain ByVal and the results are as I would expect.


Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim s As String = "<root><name>Bi ll Gates</name></root>"
Dim oInputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim oOutputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
oInputDoc.LoadX ml(s)
oOutputDoc = myFunction(oInp utDoc)
Response.Write( oInputDoc.Outer Xml)
Response.Write( "<BR>")
Response.Write( oOutputDoc.Oute rXml)
End Sub

Private Function myFunction(ByVa l oInputDoc1 As System.Xml.XmlD ocument)
As System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim s As String = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"
oInputDoc1.Load Xml(s)
Return oInputDoc1
End Function

[Kalpesh]

Hi,

See this excellent explanation on parameter passing by Jon skeet & you
will understand that it works exactly as it should

http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/parameters.html

HTH
Kalpesh

[Bob P]

I am having the same issue. Let me know if you find a solution.

"df******@parke r.com" wrote:

For some reason myFunction in the below code is treating the parameter
oInputDoc1 as a ByRef rather than a ByVal. When the call returns, both
oInputDoc and oOutputDoc = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"

When using a string instead of an xml document as the parameter the
argument and value remain ByVal and the results are as I would expect.


Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim s As String = "<root><name>Bi ll Gates</name></root>"
Dim oInputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim oOutputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
oInputDoc.LoadX ml(s)
oOutputDoc = myFunction(oInp utDoc)
Response.Write( oInputDoc.Outer Xml)
Response.Write( "<BR>")
Response.Write( oOutputDoc.Oute rXml)
End Sub

Private Function myFunction(ByVa l oInputDoc1 As System.Xml.XmlD ocument)
As System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim s As String = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"
oInputDoc1.Load Xml(s)
Return oInputDoc1
End Function

[David Anton]

Passing an object reference ByVal just protects the reference from changing,
not the state of the object. i.e., you're not passing the entire object,
just the object reference.
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"df******@parke r.com" wrote:

For some reason myFunction in the below code is treating the parameter
oInputDoc1 as a ByRef rather than a ByVal. When the call returns, both
oInputDoc and oOutputDoc = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"

When using a string instead of an xml document as the parameter the
argument and value remain ByVal and the results are as I would expect.


Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim s As String = "<root><name>Bi ll Gates</name></root>"
Dim oInputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim oOutputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
oInputDoc.LoadX ml(s)
oOutputDoc = myFunction(oInp utDoc)
Response.Write( oInputDoc.Outer Xml)
Response.Write( "<BR>")
Response.Write( oOutputDoc.Oute rXml)
End Sub

Private Function myFunction(ByVa l oInputDoc1 As System.Xml.XmlD ocument)
As System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim s As String = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"
oInputDoc1.Load Xml(s)
Return oInputDoc1
End Function

[CT]

Check this out,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ingbyvalue.asp.

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For some reason myFunction in the below code is treating the parameter
oInputDoc1 as a ByRef rather than a ByVal. When the call returns, both
oInputDoc and oOutputDoc = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"

When using a string instead of an xml document as the parameter the
argument and value remain ByVal and the results are as I would expect.


Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
'Put user code to initialize the page here
Dim s As String = "<root><name>Bi ll Gates</name></root>"
Dim oInputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim oOutputDoc As System.Xml.XmlD ocument = New
System.Xml.XmlD ocument
oInputDoc.LoadX ml(s)
oOutputDoc = myFunction(oInp utDoc)
Response.Write( oInputDoc.Outer Xml)
Response.Write( "<BR>")
Response.Write( oOutputDoc.Oute rXml)
End Sub

Private Function myFunction(ByVa l oInputDoc1 As System.Xml.XmlD ocument)
As System.Xml.XmlD ocument
Dim s As String = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"
oInputDoc1.Load Xml(s)
Return oInputDoc1
End Function

[Chris Dunaway]

dferr...@parker .com wrote:

For some reason myFunction in the below code is treating the parameter
oInputDoc1 as a ByRef rather than a ByVal. When the call returns, both
oInputDoc and oOutputDoc = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"
It is working just as it is supposed to. In your function, what gets
passed is a copy of the *reference* to the XmlDocument, not a copy of
the document itself. Thus, you have two different references to the
same object. So, inside your function, if you were to change the
*reference*, then the original reference would not be affected:

If you code were to do this:
Private Function myFunction(ByVa l oInputDoc1 As System.Xml.XmlD ocument)
As System.Xml.XmlD ocument oInputDoc1 = New XmlDocument End Function

Then your original document would not be affected.

When you pass a reference type ByVal, you get a copy of the reference.
When you pass a reference type ByRef, you pass the actual reference.

Either way, any changes you make to the properties,etc. will affect the
original object that each points to.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

<df******@parke r.com> schrieb:

For some reason myFunction in the below code is treating the parameter
oInputDoc1 as a ByRef rather than a ByVal. When the call returns, both
oInputDoc and oOutputDoc = "<root><name>St eve Jobs</name></root>"

See:

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