Copy Value Of A Reference Type?
Jan 12, 2010
I've got a class, lets call it Person, which needs to keep some data (in the form of another class which we will call PersonData) in one of its properties - the problem is that I will have several instances of this person class and they all need their own 'copy' of the data (just in memory, its not a file or anything).Hhow would I do this? At the moment because everything involved is a Reference type, I'm assuming that if I were to create 2 instances of my Person classes and assign the same instance of the PersonData class to their properties then when one Person class made a change to the PersonData it would be reflected in the other Person class right? How can I avoid that and make it so that they both have their own version of the data, without having to repeat the procedure that fetches the data in the first place?
I'll explain my exact situation just in case it helps, but this is more of a general question as I could probably get around it in this case by copying the byte array I receive from the server (hopefully that will make sense once you read the explanation below) :
In this case the data I am talking about copying is actually received from a server via TcpClient. The thing is, when the client requests the data from the server over the network, the server has to go off and query several other servers etc so I do not want to be requesting data from the server every single time as that would be a big waste of resources and time. So when a request is made and data is received back from the server, several of these Person class instances will be created (in reality, its a few different classes but that doesnt make a difference for this example) and each need to have access to the full data that the server has sent back but in some cases the Person instances might need to modify the data and this is where the problem appears as they will all be working on the same data.
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Jan 26, 2010
Can I reference a dll programatically in VB.net? Or change the Local Copy path for a dll reference?
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Sep 11, 2009
In VB.NET, if I create a class it is a reference-type. But, if that class it chock full of value type properties, how is this handled? If the class is instantied but never filled, I suspect a pointed for to the heap is allocated. But is more space allocated on the stack for all of it's value type properties?
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Feb 15, 2010
Writing an asp.net mvc app and i have something like this...
Public Class AA
'... has some variables...
End Class
Public Class BB
[code]....
So, now in my program, i just want to copy object of type AA to an empty variable of type BB?it makes sense to do this, as i expect all the fields in AA type object to be copied to the newly created BB type object, and the ExtraVariable in the BB type object i would (will) just assign a value to it later (after the copy) on my own time!!I know copying BB type to AA type would not be appropriate as there would be lost data!But im trying to copy AA to BB, I've used both DirectCast and CType to do this, and i keep getting "unable to cast" error!
Note: I'm using vb.net (but can read c#, no problems)
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Oct 5, 2010
In .NET, integer data type is a value type(stack) and String is a reference type(heap). So If a class A has an integer, and a string type object in it, and a class B creates an object of class A, then how will this object of class A be stored in memory? In stack, or in a heap? This was asked in my Microsoft interview. Need to understand how I fared.
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Oct 13, 2010
I've come from a Assembler and C/C++ background, so I understand the concept behind reference types versus value types in vb.net. Also, I've read Jon Skeet's article regarding references and value types and I understand all of that. My question is: How can you tell if a given type is a reference type or a value type? Is it simply that all integral types (ints, floats, etc.) are value types and all classes are reference types? (If so, where do strings fall?)
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Mar 7, 2011
I also.But problem is I generally mug up things for identifying that it is value type or reference type Like class is reference type and structure is value type .. I made a list and paste in my mind .. But of course it is wrong. how to differenciate between value type and reference type by its behaviour or looking at its properties or run time behaviour etc .So that I need not to remember the list..
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Mar 31, 2011
same errors or something related to System.windows.forms. Unable to cast object of type 'Public_Information_System_Remake.PIS' to type 'System.Windows.Forms.TextBox'.
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Mar 27, 2009
i have a user define object which i'm initializing with data from external datafiles.... the purpose of this object is to reduce the amount of disk/data access and processing required every time i need to add an instance of this object to a collection.so, whenever i add a copy of this object to a collection, i would simply reference the "base" object, and avoid having to process all the data and perform the conversion and so on...the issue is when i add the object
Collection.add(Base_Object, Key)
the collection ITEM is a Reference to the base object and not a copy.
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Oct 29, 2008
Lets assume that I code a DLL in .Net and I've added some items to the project (For example a picture, or an XML file that contains some kind of configuration for the DLL), and I set the "Copy to output directory" to be "Copy Always".
Now, what I wanted is that if I give my compiled DLL with the bunch of files that were added as items to it, then if someone ads a reference to the DLL in his project then on compile it will copy all files and not just the DLL.
Is it even possible (Some kind of configuration on Visual Studio maybe)?
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May 28, 2009
I have a VB.NET project which references a dll of another program. dll file location is something like "C:Program FilesAppNameAppName.dll" and on my project's references tab the dll's path shows this. When the copy local property is true, everythings works fine. When it is false, I get a runtime error saying dll cannot be found. The other program is a restricted access application and I can not distribute the dll with my project. How can I force my project to look for dll under "C:ProgramFilesAppName"? I didn't have this issue with VB6.0.
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Apr 15, 2009
copy a form without getting Duplicate reference errors that you would have to fix.So This is what i did and i felt i should share it now that i figured it out
File > Export Template > Item Template > Select Form To Copy
Then
Solution Explorer > Right Click on project title > Add Item > Select Exported Template > Rename file > Add Item
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Jan 11, 2010
Is there a way to default the Copy Local property of references that I add to my projects? I figure there has to be some sort of method since adding a reference to a VB componentdefaults to False. (for example, start a project as a class library and then adda reference to System.Windows.Forms, it will default Copy Local False.) Is that somethingin the DLL's settings or configuration that I could replicate in my DLLs to force that
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May 18, 2010
I build some dlls to be used in a big application, and have a team working in the dlls heart of the application and another team working in the GUI, but I am having a problems in the deployment of the dll's when a change is done, because the GUI team needs or copy the new dll to the project folder, or delete the old reference and add the new one. I am using Visual Studio 2008 and developing in VB and C#
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Aug 5, 2011
If I instantiate an object within a function in VB.NET and return it, does it return it be reference or by value. IE - should I be worried about performance if I write something like this:
Public Function ret_obj_func() As big_object
Dim ret_obj As New big_obj(<lots of stuff>)
Return ret_obj
End Function
If I call this function from somewhere else, will it instantiate the object in the ret_obj and then create a deep copy to pass back a copy to the caller, Or will it just pass back a reference?
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Apr 21, 2011
I have built a functionality where I want to back up the database - [Access]. Currently, its working but the user has to specify the file. I used a FileOpenDialog Box to get the file, saved it in a textbox and copied it to another directory. That works good. What I want now is the user doesnt have to know the lcoation of the Database. So, I just want to copy the Database File using the Configuration.Appsettings. He can specify the directory the file needs to be copied to. The Access DB is referenced as follows:
<connectionStrings>
<add name="TestCMS.My.MySettings.CMSConnectionString" connectionString="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|CMS.mdb"
providerName="System.Data.OleDb" />
</connectionStrings>
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Aug 5, 2009
I'm doing some reading up on the differences between Value types and Reference types - is there any quick/easy way of telling whether a type is Value or Reference? I couldnt see anything in Intellisense so had a look at MSDN pages for a few classes [URL]but it doesnt seem to mention it there either.
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Jun 30, 2010
Okay I've been wondering about this for a while now, but whenever you assign variable values to objects they tend to just become references to the original object
For example:
Dim copiedCollection As ListBox.ObjectCollection = ListBox1.Items
For Each L As String In copiedCollection
If L = "Goodbye" Then ListBox1.Items.Remove(L)
Next
As soon as it encounters the string "Goodbye" and removes the item from the listbox, the program will throw an error saying the the collection (copiedCollection) has been modified. How can I make copiedCollection a true copy (not a reference) to the Listbox1.Items collection?
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Apr 5, 2011
When I try this, I get the compiler error below:Return TryCast(obj, Double?)'TryCast' operand must be reference type, but 'Double?' is a value type.
This confuses me, I thought that when you make a value type nullable, boxing will be applied - which results in a reference type?
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Mar 16, 2010
I have a mutable class that I'm using as a key to a generic dictionary. Two keys should be equal only if their references are equal. From what I've read, in this case, I don't need to override Equals, GetHashCode , or implement IEqualityComparer.
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May 10, 2011
As the reference values are stored in the heap as a data; where do the type information of any reference value is stored?If there are a couple of instances of class Artist; when they are stored in the heap how the .Net tags those memory blocks as type of Artist?
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Jul 22, 2009
I m working on one of vb6 projects. There are total 3 projects. One of them is ActiveX Exe is and has main method, second one is also AxtiveX Exe but doesnt have main method (only Classes) and third project is of ActiveX Dll.Well I m trying debug and issue and trying to put all 3 prjts in 1 Group prject but some how I cant add reference of 2nd prject into the first one. I get an error of " cannot be referenced because its project type is exe" but I can add a ref of its compiled exe but this doesnt help in debugging of whole prjt.
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Jul 29, 2010
Rather than giving the very specific case (which I did earlier), let me give a general example. Let's say that I have a function, called callingFunction. It has one parameter, called parameter. Parameter is of an unknown type. Let us then say that I wish to copy this parameter, and return it as a new object. For example, in pseudo code, something along the lines of...
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EDIT: Additional Information The first time I posted this question, I received only one response - I felt that perhaps I made the question too specific. I guess I will explain more, I have an ASP page with 10 tables on it. I am trying, using the VB code behind, to come up with a single solution to add new rows to any table. When the user clicks a button, a generic "add row" function should be called.
The difficulty lies in the fact that I have no guarantee of the contents of any table. A new row will have the same contents as the row above it, but given that there are 10 tables, 1 row could contain any number of objects - text boxes, check boxes, etc. So I want to create a generic object, make it of the same type as the row above it, then add it to a new cell, then to a new row, then to the table.
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May 18, 2011
I'm trying to create a generic function to build a Linq expression from a list of Telerik grid filters. I'm trying to stay clear of dynamic Linq. Because I don't know the type that I'm building the expression for, I'm attempting to use reflection in the lambda functions to refer to a property, but after applying the fix suggested by @JaredPar I get the error, "The LINQ expression node type 'Invoke' is not supported in LINQ to Entities." Is there any way around this? here is my code:
Public Shared Function buildRadFilter(Of T)(ByVal filterExpression As List(Of GridFilterExpression)) As Expressions.Expression(Of Func(Of T, Boolean))
Dim returnPred = PredicateBuilder.True(Of T)()
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Aug 11, 2010
I have searched for two weeks, every night, exhaustively reading forum threads and trying all suggested solutions no matter how outlandish. Just as is the case with the many many forum threads about this same issue, the site works fine on my development machine. It deploys with no errors. It works from the production server and reads data from the database, but when it attempts to access a profile it crashes with this error.
A number of posts say to check or uncheck an option called "remove app_code.compiled file" but apparently this was a Visual Studio 2005 option. It is nowhere to be found in Visual Studio 2010. A number of posts say to make sure the App_Code.dll is present in my bin directory. It is present. I've deleted the app_code.compile file manually to see if that made any difference. I've changed the target framework from 4.0 to 2.0 and 3.5. I've completely deleted the site in IIS, created a different folder with a different name and redeployed the site with every combination of "allow this precompiled site to be updatable" and "Use fixed naming and single page assemblies".
i've included references to System.Web.Profile and System.Web and System.Web.Profile.ProfileCommon. I've created a new, fresh website targeting .net framework v4.0 and copied that web.config file to my application and recreated my profile entries to ensure that I didn't jack anything up in the config file along the way.
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Jun 24, 2010
I have a big problem.I'm starting with Visual Basic (2008) and I get this error when you want to run the program,
Warning 2.Unable to load the type library for reference "MSCommLib.Library not registered. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8002801D (TYPE_E_LIBNOTREGISTERED)) prjRxData
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Dec 21, 2009
I have an issue with a third-party COM+ DLL meant to be used from VB6, where it has a function to set a Callback for a hardware event. However, I'm using VB.NET, and AddressOf now returns a reference type instead of an integral type, which means that the setCallback function on the COM+ DLL apparently can't be used.
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Feb 1, 2010
How can I search the local disk for a file type and copy the full path to a new location. I am trying to write a backup program that will copy all pst files to the server while maitaining the structure, so if there is a pst located in "C:pstuserpersonal1.pst" it would create the folder "\serverpstuserpersonal1.pst" and copy the file to the correct location. I would need it to do this for each pst on the hard drive no matter the location. The user running the program will not have admin rights, so it will need to skip files it cannot access.
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Feb 1, 2012
In VB.net, when I retrieve a value from a list do I get a copy of that value or a reference to it?
dim blah as someObject
dim listOfBlahs as list(of someObject)
listOfBlah.add(new someObject(1))
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Jun 16, 2009
I'm using Visual Basic 2008 Express in Windows XP Home edition. I'm trying to compat a MSAccess database using code. When the program is loaded, the error window shows the following comment: Cannot load type library for reference "ADODB". Library not registered. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8002891/D (TYPE_E_LIBNOTREGISTERED))
Checked some forum sites and they suggested that some .dll files were corrpurted. I went back to Microsoft and resintalled the Visual Basic 2008 Express package from the Web Site.
When I tried to start my visaul basic program, the error was still in the error list.
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