Re: Returning an array in a property get returns a copy. How to get a reference?

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From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:14:58 -0000

Faustino Dina <ffdina@matusa.com.mx> wrote:
> The following code is from an article published in Informit.com at
> http://www.informit.com/guides/content.asp?g=dotnet&seqNum=142. The problem
> is the author says it is not a good idea to return an array as a property
> because it will return a copy of the array instead a reference to it.
> How can I force the property to return a reference to the array?

The author is talking rubbish. It's returning a reference. I do wish
people who had no idea what they're talking about didn't write articles
on those topics :( 

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