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LayoutKind Enumeration

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Controls the layout of an object when exported to unmanaged code.

Namespace:  System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Enumeration LayoutKind
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum LayoutKind

Members

Member name Description
Supported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Sequential The members of the object are laid out sequentially, in the order in which they appear when exported to unmanaged memory. The members are laid out according to the packing specified in StructLayoutAttribute.Pack, and can be noncontiguous.
Supported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Explicit The precise position of each member of an object in unmanaged memory is explicitly controlled. Each member must use the FieldOffsetAttribute to indicate the position of that field within the type.
Supported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Auto The runtime automatically chooses an appropriate layout for the members of an object in unmanaged memory. Objects defined with this enumeration member cannot be exposed outside of managed code. Attempting to do so generates an exception.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.