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Marshal.GetTypeForITypeInfo Method

.NET Framework 2.0

Other Versions

Converts an ITypeInfo into a managed Type object.

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

Syntax

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public static Type GetTypeForITypeInfo (
	IntPtr piTypeInfo
)

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public static Type GetTypeForITypeInfo (
	IntPtr piTypeInfo
)

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public static function GetTypeForITypeInfo (
	piTypeInfo : IntPtr
) : Type

Parameters

piTypeInfo: The ITypeInfo interface to marshal.

Return Value

A managed Type that represents the unmanaged ITypeInfo.

Remarks

GetTypeForITypeInfo returns a System.Type instance that is based on the original type. You can apply the System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAsAttribute to replace standard interop marshaling behavior with this custom marshaler. The Type Library Importer (Tlbimp.exe) uses the custom marshaler to translate ITypeInfo parameters to Type parameters. However, if you obtain an ITypeInfo interface by some means other than Tlbimp.exe, you can use GetTypeForITypeInfo to manually perform the same translation. For additional information about ITypeInfo, see the MSDN Library.

Note
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.

Note

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.

.NET Framework Security

SecurityPermission for permission to call unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode Security action: LinkDemand

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

Marshal Class
Marshal Members
System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace
GetITypeInfoForType
MarshalAsAttribute

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