Marshal.GetITypeInfoForType Method
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- t
The Type whose ITypeInfo interface is being requested.
Return Value
The ITypeInfo pointer for the t parameter.This method returns a pointer to an ITypeInfo implementation that is based on the original type. Calling an object with GetITypeInfoForType causes the reference count to increment on the interface pointer before the pointer is returned. Always use Marshal.Release to decrement the reference count once you have finished with the pointer. You can apply the System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAsAttribute to replace standard interop marshaling behavior with this custom marshaler. For additional information about ITypeInfo, see the MSDN library.
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| This method uses SecurityAction.LinkDemand to prevent it from being called from untrusted code; only the immediate caller is required to have SecurityPermissionAttribute.UnmanagedCode permission. If your code can be called from partially trusted code, do not pass user input to Marshal class methods without validation. For important limitations on using the LinkDemand member, see Demand vs. LinkDemand. |
The following code example demonstrates how to retrieve a pointer to the ITypeInfo interface for a type using the GetITypeInfoForType method.
using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; class Program { static void Run() { Console.WriteLine("Calling Marshal.GetITypeInfoForType..."); // Get the ITypeInfo pointer for an Object type IntPtr pointer = Marshal.GetITypeInfoForType(typeof(object)); Console.WriteLine("Calling Marshal.Release..."); // Always call Marshal.Release to decrement the reference count. Marshal.Release(pointer); } static void Main(string[] args) { Run(); } }
- SecurityPermission for permission to call unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode Security action: LinkDemand
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
