C#: Array of references / pointers to a number of integers

Question

I would like to hold references to a number of shorts in an array. I assumed I could just create the shorts and then add them to the array. So... every time the referenced o

Answer 1

Short is a value type, but you're trying to make it behave like a reference type.

You can create a class with a short property and then use an array of that class:

public class MyShort
{
    public short Value {get; set;}
}

public class SomeOtherClass
{
   public void SomeMethod()
   {
       MyShort[] array = new MyShort[2];
       array[0] = new MyShort {Value = 5};
       array[1] = new MyShort {Value = 2};

       array[0].Value = 3;
   }
}

There's potentially some work you can do there to make it smoother (like implementing a converter from short to your wrapper class and back).