[Mono-list] FieldInfo.GetValue trouble with null

[Met]

Hello,

On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 16:16, Ben Maurer wrote:
> For valuetypes, the `null' value is 0, false, or whatever (basically,
> what happens if each integer is set to 0 and each reference to null).
> 
> -- Ben

The problem with this is that it no longer equals the original object. 
For example, if you instantiate an object, and then copy it via
reflection (FieldInfo etc), they will not be copies of each other.  A 0
will not equal an uninitialized null etc.

Should this be the way it is?  If so, how can you via reflection get the
_real_ value of a Field?

~ Matthew

> 
> On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 14:42, Philip wrote:
> > Question regarding the use of the FieldInfo object.
> > I'm using the FieldInfo object, calling the GetValue(object) method. The
> > object that I'm passing to the method is only partially populated, so
> > some of the fields are uninitialized (null). However when the
> > FieldInfo.GetValue(object) returns the value, uninitialized integers
> > (which I had hoped would still be null) are returned as 0 and
> > uninitialized bools (which should be null also) are returned as false,
> > null strings however are returned properly. Has anyone else run into a
> > similar problem? Should I not be expecting FieldInfo.GetValue to return
> > uninitialized ints and bools as null? Any help would be great.
> > 
> > - Phil
> > 
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