[Mono-list] AppDomain.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap

Jonathan Pryor jonpryor@vt.edu
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 13:22:23 -0500


On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 04:48, Gonzalo Paniagua Javier wrote:
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> If you do my2AppDomain.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap (x, y), the new object is
> created in my2AppDomain, not the current one. Then it's unwrapped and
> what you get in the current domain is a proxy (for MarshalByRefObjects).
> 
> -Gonzalo

And if it's not a MarshalByRefObject (which is most objects), then you
get a copy of the object, not a proxy.  This is the case for structures,
String, etc.

So if it looks like you're getting a copy, not a proxy, make sure you
know what you're creating.

 - Jon