Marshal.Copy Method (Int32[], Int32, IntPtr, Int32)
Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed 32-bit signed integer array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Int32[]
The one-dimensional array to copy from.
- startIndex
- Type: System.Int32
The zero-based index in the source array where copying should start.
- destination
- Type: System.IntPtr
The memory pointer to copy to.
- length
- Type: System.Int32
The number of array elements to copy.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | startIndex and length are not valid. |
| ArgumentNullException | startIndex or length is null. |
The following example copies an array to unmanaged memory and then copies the unmanaged array back to managed memory.
using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; class Example { static void Main() { // Create a managed array. int[] managedArray = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }; // Initialize unmanged memory to hold the array. int size = Marshal.SizeOf(managedArray[0]) * managedArray.Length; IntPtr pnt = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size); try { // Copy the array to unmanaged memory. Marshal.Copy(managedArray, 0, pnt, managedArray.Length); // Copy the unmanaged array back to another managed array. int[] managedArray2 = new int[managedArray.Length]; Marshal.Copy(pnt, managedArray2, 0, managedArray.Length); Console.WriteLine("The array was coppied to unmanaged memory and back."); } finally { // Free the unmanaged memory. Marshal.FreeHGlobal(pnt); } } }
- SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.