Question

Is it possible to create a C# pointer to a DateTime object? I’m trying to do this:

DateTime Event1 = DateTime.Now;
DateTime Event2 = DateTime.Now.AddYears(10);

DateTime EventPointer;  // A Pointer?

if (something)
{
  EventPointer = Event1;
}
else
{
  EventPointer = Event2;
}

EventPointer.DoSomething? //  Something that would change the value of Event1/2 variable.

Answer 1

Not directly, but you can wrap it around a class:

Wrapper w1 = new Wrapper { TheDate = DateTime.Now };
Wrapper w2 = new Wrapper { TheDate = DateTime.Now.AddYears(10) };

Wrapper w;
if (something)
{
    w = w1;
}
else
{
    w = w2;
}

w.DoSomething();

class Wrapper
{
    public DateTime TheDate { get; set; }
    public void DoSomething()
    {
    }
}