.net - data mismatch in array's C# when both are made equal -

i declared array like

string[] arr1; string[] arr2; 

in 1 point assigend value

arr1 = new string[] { "value1" , "value2 }; arr2 = arr1; 

after again changing value of arr1

arr1[0]="value3"; arr1[1]="value4"; 

now if check arr2 these changes in arr1 reflects.

arr2[0] value "value3"; arr2[1] value "value4"; 

how happening ?

arrays reference types in .net. when did arr2 = arr1 made both variables point same array in memory. change elements of 1 directly reflected in other.

to make copy of array, use array.clone method:

arr2 = (string[])arr1.clone(); 

or linq's enumerable.toarray method:

arr2 = arr1.toarray();