RuntimeHelpers Class

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

Provides a set of static methods and properties that provide support for compilers. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class RuntimeHelpers

public static class RuntimeHelpers

The RuntimeHelpers type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	OffsetToStringData	Gets the offset in bytes to the data in the given string.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type, suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures such as a hash table.
	GetObjectValue	Boxes a value type.
	InitializeArray	Provides a fast way to initialize an array from data stored in a module.
	RunClassConstructor	Runs a specified class constructor method.

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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.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Runtime.CompilerServices Namespace