StructLayoutAttribute Class
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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
The StructLayoutAttribute class allows the user to control the physical layout of the data fields of a class or structure.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited := False)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class StructLayoutAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited = false)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class StructLayoutAttribute : Attribute
The StructLayoutAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
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StructLayoutAttribute | Initalizes a new instance of the StructLayoutAttribute class with the specified System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind enumeration member. |
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
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Value | Gets the LayoutKind value that specifies how the class or structure is arranged. |
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Methods
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Fields
| Name | Description | |
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CharSet | Indicates how string data fields within the class should be marshaled as LPWSTR or LPSTR by default. |
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Pack | Controls the alignment of data fields of a class or structure in memory. |
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Size | Indicates the absolute size of the class or structure. |
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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.