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Marshal.PtrToStructure Method (IntPtr, Type)

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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 an unmanaged block of memory to a newly allocated managed object of the specified type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Shared Function PtrToStructure ( _
    ptr As IntPtr, _
    structureType As Type _
) As Object

[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public static Object PtrToStructure(
    IntPtr ptr,
    Type structureType
)

Parameters

  • ptr
    Type: System.IntPtr
    A pointer to an unmanaged block of memory.
  • structureType
    Type: System.Type
    The Type of object to be created. This type object must represent a formatted class or a structure.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
A managed object containing the data pointed to by the ptr parameter.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 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.