I would not think of them as type-safe pointers as such. My suggestion is to read Chris Sells' Delegate Bedtime Story[1].
Thanks, Shawn Wildermuth Wildermuth Consulting Services, LLC http://adoguy.com C# MVP, MCSD.NET, Author and Speaker [1] http://www.sellsbrothers.com/writing/default.aspx?content=delegates.htm > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Whattam > Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 6:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Delegates And Memory Rearrangements > > I have read up on all I can regarding delegates in NET. All > documentation refers to them as being type-safe pointers. As > such they hold a pointer to a memory address. I am using a > delegate as a pointer to a callback for the > EnumFontFamiliesEx API. If the garbage collector collects > objects that are completely unrelated to the object holding > the delegate and thus rearranges objects in memory, is the > address pointed to by the delegate updated to reflect the new > memory location of the callback function or does it still > point to the original memory location specified when the > delegate was instantiated? > > Regards, > John Whattam. > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentorR http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
