Marshal::PtrToStructure Method (IntPtr, Object^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Marshals data from an unmanaged block of memory to a managed object.

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

Syntax

public:
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
static void PtrToStructure(
	IntPtr ptr,
	Object^ structure
)

Parameters

ptr: Type: System::IntPtr
A pointer to an unmanaged block of memory.

structure: Type: System::Object^
The object to which the data is to be copied. This must be an instance of a formatted class.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Structure layout is not sequential or explicit. -or- Structure is a boxed value type.

Remarks

PtrToStructure is often necessary in COM interop and platform invoke when structure parameters are represented as an System::IntPtr value. You cannot use this overload method with value types.

Security

SecurityCriticalAttribute

requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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