Marshal.StringToHGlobalAuto(String) Method
Definition
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Copies the contents of a managed String into unmanaged memory, converting into ANSI format if required.
public:
static IntPtr StringToHGlobalAuto(System::String ^ s);
public static IntPtr StringToHGlobalAuto (string? s);
public static IntPtr StringToHGlobalAuto (string s);
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public static IntPtr StringToHGlobalAuto (string s);
static member StringToHGlobalAuto : string -> nativeint
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
static member StringToHGlobalAuto : string -> nativeint
Public Shared Function StringToHGlobalAuto (s As String) As IntPtr
Parameters
- s
- String
A managed string to be copied.
Returns
nativeint
The address, in unmanaged memory, to where the string was copied, or 0 if s
is null
.
- Attributes
Exceptions
There is insufficient memory available.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to convert the contents of a managed String class to unmanaged memory and then dispose of the unmanaged memory when done.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
int main()
{
// Create a managed string.
String^ managedString = "Hello unmanaged world (from the managed world).";
// Marshal the managed string to unmanaged memory.
char* stringPointer = (char*) Marshal::StringToHGlobalAuto(managedString).ToPointer();
// Pass the string to an unmanaged API.
// Always free the unmanaged string.
Marshal::FreeHGlobal(IntPtr(stringPointer));
return 0;
}
Remarks
StringToHGlobalAuto is useful for custom marshaling or for use when mixing managed and unmanaged code. Because this method allocates the unmanaged memory required for a string, always free the memory by calling FreeHGlobal. This method provides the opposite functionality of Marshal.PtrToStringAuto.
This method copies embedded null characters, and includes a terminating null character.