SecureStringMarshal.SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi(SecureString) Method
Definition
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Copies the contents of a managed SecureString into unmanaged memory, converting into ANSI format as it copies.
public:
static IntPtr SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi(System::Security::SecureString ^ s);
public static IntPtr SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi (System.Security.SecureString s);
static member SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi : System.Security.SecureString -> nativeint
Public Shared Function SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi (s As SecureString) As IntPtr
Parameters
The managed object to copy.
Returns
nativeint
The address, in unmanaged memory, to where the s
parameter was copied, or 0 if a null object was supplied.
Exceptions
The s
parameter is null
.
There is insufficient memory available.
Remarks
The SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi method is useful for custom marshaling or when mixing managed and unmanaged code. Because this method allocates the unmanaged memory required for a string, always free the memory by calling the ZeroFreeGlobalAllocAnsi method.