SecureStringMarshal.SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi(SecureString) Method
Definition
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Copies the contents of a managed SecureString into unmanaged memory, converting into ANSI format as it copies.
public:
static IntPtr SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi(System::Security::SecureString ^ s);public static IntPtr SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi (System.Security.SecureString s);static member SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi : System.Security.SecureString -> nativeintPublic Shared Function SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi (s As SecureString) As IntPtrParameters
The managed object to copy.
Returns
nativeint
The address, in unmanaged memory, to where the s parameter was copied, or 0 if a null object was supplied.
Exceptions
The s parameter is null.
There is insufficient memory available.
Remarks
The SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi method is useful for custom marshaling or when mixing managed and unmanaged code. Because this method allocates the unmanaged memory required for a string, always free the memory by calling the ZeroFreeGlobalAllocAnsi method.
