Almost, but not quite. Instances of a value type can be hosted within a reference type, which is always allocated in the managed heap. Two threads can then access the same instance of a value type at the same time. However, nothing horrible can happen.
-- arlie -----Original Message----- From: Unmoderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeroen Frijters Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Large structures John Elliot wrote: > Is there any safeguard in place that could catch this type of thing? As long as you don't use "unsafe" code, there is no way to get in trouble with a ref to a struct (they are always local to one thread). Except, of course, by calling a native method that hangs on the pointer. Regards, Jeroen =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: NEW! Guerrilla ASP.NET, 17 May 2004, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnetls View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
