Consider this code:
public class Program
{
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var person1 = new Person { Name = "Test" };
Console.WriteLine(person1.Name);
Person person2 = person1;
person2.Name = "Shahrooz";
Console.WriteLine(person1.Name); //Output: Shahrooz
person2 = null;
Console.WriteLine(person1.Name); //Output: Shahrooz
}
}
public class Person
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
Obviously, when assigning person1
to person2
and the Name
property of person2
is changed, the Name
of person1
will also be changed. person1
and person2
have the same reference.
Why is it that when person2 = null
, the person1
variable will not be null either?