FieldOffsetAttribute Class
Indicates the physical position of fields within the unmanaged representation of a class or structure.
For a list of all members of this type, see FieldOffsetAttribute Members.
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffsetAttribute
[Visual Basic] <AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field)> NotInheritable Public Class FieldOffsetAttribute Inherits Attribute [C#] [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field)] public sealed class FieldOffsetAttribute : Attribute [C++] [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets::Field)] public __gc __sealed class FieldOffsetAttribute : public Attribute [JScript] public AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field) class FieldOffsetAttribute extends Attribute
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.
Remarks
You can apply this attribute to fields.
This attribute is used when System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute, with LayoutKind.Explicit passed to its constructor, is applied to a class or structure to specify the offset of each non- static (Shared in Visual Basic) or constant member within the unmanaged representation of that class or structure. The attribute has no affect on the managed layout of the members of the type.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example demonstrates how to apply the FieldOffsetAttribute to members of a class with an explicit layout.
[Visual Basic] <StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)> _ Public Class SYSTEM_INFO <FieldOffset(0)> Private OemId As System.UInt64 <FieldOffset(4)> Private PageSize As System.UInt64 <FieldOffset(16)> Private ActiveProcessorMask As System.UInt64 <FieldOffset(20)> Private NumberOfProcessors As System.UInt64 <FieldOffset(24)> Private ProcessorType As System.UInt64 End Class [C#] [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)] public class SYSTEM_INFO { [FieldOffset(0)] public ulong OemId; [FieldOffset(4)] public ulong PageSize; [FieldOffset(16)] public ulong ActiveProcessorMask; [FieldOffset(20)] public ulong NumberOfProcessors; [FieldOffset(24)] public ulong ProcessorType; } [C++] [StructLayout(LayoutKind::Explicit)] public __gc class SYSTEM_INFO { public: [FieldOffset(0)] UInt64 OemId; [FieldOffset(4)] UInt64 PageSize; [FieldOffset(16)] UInt64 ActiveProcessorMask; [FieldOffset(20)] UInt64 NumberOfProcessors; [FieldOffset(24)] UInt64 ProcessorType; };
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: Mscorlib (in Mscorlib.dll)
See Also
FieldOffsetAttribute Members | System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace | StructLayoutAttribute | LayoutKind