StrongBox(Of T) Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Other Versions

Holds a reference to a value.

Namespace: System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.StrongBox(Of T)

Syntax

C++

Public Class StrongBox(Of T)
	Implements IStrongBox

Type Parameters

T: The type of the value that the StrongBox(Of T) references.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	StrongBox(Of T)()	Initializes a new StrongBox which can receive a value when used in a reference call.
	StrongBox(Of T)(T)	Initializes a new instance of the StrongBox(Of T) class by using the supplied value.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Fields

	Name	Description
	Value	Represents the value that the StrongBox(Of T) references.

Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IStrongBox.Value	Gets or sets the value that the StrongBox(Of T) references.

Remarks

This type is provided for use by the dynamic methods that the internal expression compiler component of the expression tree API generates.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.