Yes they will. For an object, you will get a null pointer. for a value type, you get a pointer to a boxed instance of the default value for that object.
On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 16:55, Met wrote: > Hello, > > On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 16:16, Ben Maurer wrote: > > For valuetypes, the `null' value is 0, false, or whatever (basically, > > what happens if each integer is set to 0 and each reference to null). > > > > -- Ben > > The problem with this is that it no longer equals the original object. > For example, if you instantiate an object, and then copy it via > reflection (FieldInfo etc), they will not be copies of each other. A 0 > will not equal an uninitialized null etc. > > Should this be the way it is? If so, how can you via reflection get the > _real_ value of a Field? > > ~ Matthew > > > > > On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 14:42, Philip wrote: > > > Question regarding the use of the FieldInfo object. > > > I'm using the FieldInfo object, calling the GetValue(object) method. The > > > object that I'm passing to the method is only partially populated, so > > > some of the fields are uninitialized (null). However when the > > > FieldInfo.GetValue(object) returns the value, uninitialized integers > > > (which I had hoped would still be null) are returned as 0 and > > > uninitialized bools (which should be null also) are returned as false, > > > null strings however are returned properly. Has anyone else run into a > > > similar problem? Should I not be expecting FieldInfo.GetValue to return > > > uninitialized ints and bools as null? Any help would be great. > > > > > > - Phil > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
