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GeneralRe: Regarding a line in code Pin
Richard Deeming6-Dec-22 1:08
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QuestionMessage Closed Pin
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OriginalGriff29-Nov-22 1:47
mveOriginalGriff29-Nov-22 1:47 
To add to what Richard has said, the important thing here is the keyword new

When you create a new instance of any class, that is exactly what you get: a brand new, totally separate instance of the class which has nothing at all to do with any other. Think about it: if you put your mobile in the glovebox of your car, then go and buy a new vehicle, would your mobile be in it's glovebox? Of course not - you understand that the two cars are separate, and whatever you do to the first one has no affect whatsoever on the second! Indeed, life would get very odd if it was otherwise!

So when you do this:
C#
List<int> a = new List<int>();
List<int> b = new List<int>();
List<int> c = new List<int>();
you create three independent collections: whatever you do to one has no affect on the others. When you add items to a collection a "copy" of the value is added so when you remove them, only that local copy gets removed.

If instead of integers you used a class, then a copy of the reference to that class instance is added, so if a class exists in two collections, then changing it's content via either collection effects the same instance:
C#
public class MyClass
    {
    public int X { get; set; }
    }
private void MyButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
    List<MyClass> a = new List<MyClass>();
    List<MyClass> b = new List<MyClass>();
    MyClass mc = new MyClass() { X = 1 };
    a.Add(mc);
    b.Add(mc);
    foreach (MyClass m in a)
        {
        m.X += 10;
        }
    foreach (MyClass m in b)
        {
        m.X += 100;
        }
    Console.WriteLine(mc.X);
    }
Will print "111" because the same instance is accessed from both collections.
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