XmlSerializationReader.ShrinkArray(Array, Int32, Type, Boolean) Method

Definition

Ensures that a given array, or a copy, is no larger than a specified length.

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

protected:
 Array ^ ShrinkArray(Array ^ a, int length, Type ^ elementType, bool isNullable);
protected Array? ShrinkArray (Array? a, int length, Type elementType, bool isNullable);
protected Array ShrinkArray (Array a, int length, Type elementType, bool isNullable);
member this.ShrinkArray : Array * int * Type * bool -> Array
Protected Function ShrinkArray (a As Array, length As Integer, elementType As Type, isNullable As Boolean) As Array

Parameters

a
Array

The array that is being checked.

length
Int32

The maximum length of the array.

elementType
Type

The Type of the array's elements.

isNullable
Boolean

true if null for the array, if present for the input array, can be returned; otherwise, a new, smaller array.

Returns

The existing Array, if it is already small enough; otherwise, a new, smaller array that contains the original array's elements up to the size of length.

Remarks

The protected members of XmlSerializationReader are intended for use only by derived classes that are used internally within the .NET Framework XML serialization infrastructure.

Applies to