using System; class MyClass { public int Value; } class MainClass { public static void Main() { try { MyClass MyObject = new MyClass(); MyObject = null; MyObject.Value = 123; // wait for user to acknowledge the results Console.WriteLine("Hit Enter to terminate..."); Console.Read(); } catch(NullReferenceException) { Console.WriteLine("Cannot reference a null object."); // wait for user to acknowledge the results Console.Read(); } } }