Constant objects in C#

[Piotr Bartczak]

I've started learning C# (after C++) and I found that
there is no way to make an object constant. In C++ there
is a const modifier which allows me to define an object
which will not change after initialization. In C# it is
impossible (as far as I know). My question is: Why? In
C++ checking for changes to const objects is being done
during compilation. I don't see any reason why can't they
do the same in C#. Does anybody know??

[Piotr Bartczak]

Re: Constant objects in C#

OK. thanks.[color=blue]
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>There was a big discussion about this in the csharp[/color]
newsgroup. Please look[color=blue]
>there instead of putting us all through it again (it got[/color]
quite heated).[color=blue]
>
>Pete[/color]

[Eric Gunnerson [MS]]

Re: Constant objects in C#

Piotr,

If you're just looking for the object equivalent of a constant field, then
you can use "readonly" instead of const.

If you're asking about const parameters and methods, you can find some big
discussions in the archives.

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"Piotr Bartczak" <pbart@go2.pl > wrote in message
news:031b01c36d 44$b9d8e930$a00 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> I've started learning C# (after C++) and I found that
> there is no way to make an object constant. In C++ there
> is a const modifier which allows me to define an object
> which will not change after initialization. In C# it is
> impossible (as far as I know). My question is: Why? In
> C++ checking for changes to const objects is being done
> during compilation. I don't see any reason why can't they
> do the same in C#. Does anybody know??[/color]