Saving a reference to a int.
- by Scott Chamberlain
Here is a much simplified version of what I am trying to do
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int test = 0;
int test2 = 0;
Test A = new Test(ref test);
Test B = new Test(ref test);
Test C = new Test(ref test2);
A.write(); //Writes 1 should write 1
B.write(); //Writes 1 should write 2
C.write(); //Writes 1 should write 1
Console.ReadLine();
}
class Test
{
int _a;
public Test(ref int a)
{
_a = a; //I loose the reference here
}
public void write()
{
var b = System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(ref _a);
Console.WriteLine(b);
}
}
In my real code I have a int that will be incremented by many threads however where the threads a called it will not be easy to pass it the parameter that points it at the int(In the real code this is happening inside a IEnumerator). So a requirement is the reference must be made in the constructor. Also not all threads will be pointing at the same single base int so I can not use a global static int either. I know I can just box the int inside a class and pass the class around but I wanted to know if that is the correct way of doing something like this?
What I think could be the correct way:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Holder holder = new Holder(0);
Holder holder2 = new Holder(0);
Test A = new Test(holder);
Test B = new Test(holder);
Test C = new Test(holder2);
A.write(); //Writes 1 should write 1
B.write(); //Writes 2 should write 2
C.write(); //Writes 1 should write 1
Console.ReadLine();
}
class Holder
{
public Holder(int i)
{
num = i;
}
public int num;
}
class Test
{
Holder _holder;
public Test(Holder holder)
{
_holder = holder;
}
public void write()
{
var b = System.Threading.Interlocked.Increment(ref _holder.num);
Console.WriteLine(b);
}
}
Is there a better way than this?
