> > So does c actually point to the instance that a and b is pointing 
to
> > or is it pointing to b?

All a, b and c point to the same instance

> > c = null;
> >
> > Does a and b get nulled too or does it act more like a pointer 
where
> > it means c is now pointing to null, a and b still points to the 
object
> > instance?

It acts like a pointer. 
c = null and a = b = original instance

HTH,
Aman







--- In [email protected], "Steve Hueners" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Beauty. looking 2 know too.
> 
> On 9/4/07, williamkusumo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >   Very stupid question which has been bugging me for a while and 
just
> > might be the most basic question in this group.
> >
> > How does a object instance behave in Actionscript? Say if I have 
this:
> >
> > var a:Book = new Book();
> > var b:Book = a;
> > var c:Book = b;
> >
> > So does c actually point to the instance that a and b is pointing 
to
> > or is it pointing to b?
> >
> > And if I do this:
> >
> > c = null;
> >
> > Does a and b get nulled too or does it act more like a pointer 
where
> > it means c is now pointing to null, a and b still points to the 
object
> > instance?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >  
> >
>


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