Re: Pointers in VC.Net


"Andrew Faust" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ben answered the question already. However, I just wanted to point out
that you may not actually need to create a pointer for your specific needs
anymore. The .Net platform supports passing objects around as references
automatically. For example you can do this:

MyClass class = new MyClass();
object o1 = class;
object o2 = o1;
object o3 = o2;
MyClass class2 = o3;

What language are you using? Neither C# nor C++ support implicit downcast.
Also "class" is a keyword in most languages and can't be used as a variable
name.


After that sequence of events class, o1, o2, o3 & class2 will all be
pointing at the exact same instance of MyClass object.

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Andrew Faust
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"Dipesh_Sharma" <DipeshSharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi All,
I am new on this VC.Net platform, So please dont mind to my question.
In VC++ we can use pointers very easily, but i want to know if we can
use:
int *ptr = new int[10];
and
char * in VC.net.
If we cant use them whats the alternate option for them. Please explain
me
this or provide me link to answers to these question.

Thanks.



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