StructLayoutAttribute Class

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

The StructLayoutAttribute class allows the user to control the physical layout of the data fields of a class or structure.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute

Namespace:  System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited := False)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class StructLayoutAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited = false)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class StructLayoutAttribute : Attribute

The StructLayoutAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 StructLayoutAttribute Initalizes a new instance of the StructLayoutAttribute class with the specified System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind enumeration member.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Value Gets the LayoutKind value that specifies how the class or structure is arranged.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Public fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 CharSet Indicates how string data fields within the class should be marshaled as LPWSTR or LPSTR by default.
Public field Pack Controls the alignment of data fields of a class or structure in memory.
Public fieldSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Size Indicates the absolute size of the class or structure.

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Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.