Re: [DotGNU]System.IO.StreamReader lists field Null twice

[Gopal V]

If memory serves me right, Thomas Lozza wrote:
> (1) Reading the fields via reflection from the StreamReader class, the 
> field Null is listed twice. probabely because StreamReader implements 
> the abstract type System.IO.TextReader which has also a field Null 
> defined. why is that field in TextReader not shadowed??

Hmm... Null is a static field in TextReader and StreamReader . The first
should not be shadowed in this way.

Btw, why would static fields need serialization ? . I think instance 
fields are the only ones that would need to be serialized.

> (2) The attached code fragment does not compile with cscc (problems with 
>    namespace reflection... ) .. but the executable (compiled under 
> windows) runs.. why that?

Hmm... what code fragment ? :-) ... forgotten attachment ?

Gopal
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