Marshal.StructureToPtr Method
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This type can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use its members in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This type is security-critical, which restricts its use.
[SECURITY CRITICAL]
Marshals data from a managed object to an unmanaged block of memory.
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Sub StructureToPtr ( _
structure As Object, _
ptr As IntPtr, _
fDeleteOld As Boolean _
)
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static void StructureToPtr(
Object structure,
IntPtr ptr,
bool fDeleteOld
)
Parameters
- structure
Type: System.Object
A managed object holding the data to be marshaled. This object must be an instance of a formatted class.
- ptr
Type: System.IntPtr
A pointer to an unmanaged block of memory, which must be allocated before this method is called.
- fDeleteOld
Type: System.Boolean
true to free the memory that the ptr parameter points to, before this method executes. Note that passing false can lead to a memory leak.
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.