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UnknownWrapper Class
.NET Framework 1.1
Wraps objects the marshaler should marshal as a VT_UNKNOWN.
For a list of all members of this type, see UnknownWrapper Members.
System.Object
System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnknownWrapper
[Visual Basic] NotInheritable Public Class UnknownWrapper [C#] public sealed class UnknownWrapper [C++] public __gc __sealed class UnknownWrapper [JScript] public class UnknownWrapper
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
Only applies when the managed signature of a method takes an object.
int MyMethod(Object o); //Managed signature
HRESULT MyMethod(VARIANT o); //COM signature
MyObject o = new MyObject();
MyMethod(o); //o gets passed as VARIANT VT_DISPATCH
MyMethod(new UnknownWrapper(o)); //o gets passed as VARIANT VT_UNKNOWN
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
UnknownWrapper Members | System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace
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