IntPtr Structure
A platform-specific type that is used to represent a pointer or a handle.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The IntPtr type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() ![]() | IntPtr(Int32) | Initializes a new instance of IntPtr using the specified 32-bit pointer or handle. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | IntPtr(Int64) | Initializes a new instance of IntPtr using the specified 64-bit pointer. |
![]() ![]() | IntPtr(Void*) | Initializes a new instance of IntPtr using the specified pointer to an unspecified type. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Add | Adds an offset to the value of a pointer. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Equals | Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Overrides ValueType::Equals(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 | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides ValueType::GetHashCode().) |
![]() ![]() ![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() ![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() ![]() | Subtract | Subtracts an offset from the value of a pointer. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ToInt32 | Converts the value of this instance to a 32-bit signed integer. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ToInt64 | Converts the value of this instance to a 64-bit signed integer. |
![]() ![]() | ToPointer | Converts the value of this instance to a pointer to an unspecified type. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ToString() | Converts the numeric value of the current IntPtr object to its equivalent string representation. (Overrides ValueType::ToString().) |
![]() | ToString(String) | Converts the numeric value of the current IntPtr object to its equivalent string representation. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | Addition | Adds an offset to the value of a pointer. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Equality | Determines whether two specified instances of IntPtr are equal. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Explicit(Int32 to IntPtr) | Converts the value of a 32-bit signed integer to an IntPtr. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Explicit(Int64 to IntPtr) | Converts the value of a 64-bit signed integer to an IntPtr. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Explicit(IntPtr to Void*) | Converts the value of the specified IntPtr to a pointer to an unspecified type. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Explicit(IntPtr to Int64) | Converts the value of the specified IntPtr to a 64-bit signed integer. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Explicit(IntPtr to Int32) | Converts the value of the specified IntPtr to a 32-bit signed integer. |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Explicit(Void* to IntPtr) | Converts the specified pointer to an unspecified type to an IntPtr. |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Inequality | Determines whether two specified instances of IntPtr are not equal. |
![]() ![]() | Subtraction | Subtracts an offset from the value of a pointer. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ISerializable::GetObjectData | Populates a SerializationInfo object with the data needed to serialize the current IntPtr object. |
The IntPtr type is designed to be an integer whose size is platform-specific. That is, an instance of this type is expected to be 32-bits on 32-bit hardware and operating systems, and 64-bits on 64-bit hardware and operating systems.
The IntPtr type can be used by languages that support pointers, and as a common means of referring to data between languages that do and do not support pointers.
IntPtr objects can also be used to hold handles. For example, instances of IntPtr are used extensively in the System.IO::FileStream class to hold file handles.
The IntPtr type is CLS-compliant, while the UIntPtr type is not. Only the IntPtr type is used in the common language runtime. The UIntPtr type is provided mostly to maintain architectural symmetry with the IntPtr type.
This type implements the ISerializable interface.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.









