Returning a static array without using a class field
- by Bart Friederichs
I have the following base and derived (partial, for sake of brevity) classes:
class Base {
public abstract int[] someArray { get; }
}
class Derived : Base {
private readonly static int[] _someArray = new int[] { 1,2,3,4 };
public override int[] someArray {
get {
return _someArray;
}
}
}
What I would like now, is put the new int[] { 1,2,3,4 } in the return part of the getter. But, that would create a new array every time the getter is called.
Is it possible to directly return some kind of object, which stays the same for all objects of class Derived ?
Something along the lines of (I know this is invalid C#):
get {
return (int[]) { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
}
