Marshal.PtrToStringUni Method (IntPtr)
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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]
Allocates a managed String and copies all characters up to the first null character from an unmanaged Unicode string into it.
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Function PtrToStringUni ( _
ptr As IntPtr _
) As String
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static string PtrToStringUni(
IntPtr ptr
)
Parameters
- ptr
Type: System.IntPtr
The address of the first character of the unmanaged string.
Return Value
Type: System.String
A managed string holding a copy of the native string if the value of the ptr parameter is not nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic); otherwise, this method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
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.