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CriticalHandle Class
Silverlight
This type can be used only by trusted applications. If you try to use its members in a partial-trust application, your code will throw a MethodAccessException exception. This type is security-critical, which restricts its use.
Namespace:
System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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[SECURITY CRITICAL]
Represents a wrapper class for handle resources.
System.Object
System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.CriticalFinalizerObject
System.Runtime.InteropServices.CriticalHandle
System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.CriticalFinalizerObject
System.Runtime.InteropServices.CriticalHandle
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The CriticalHandle type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CriticalHandle | Initializes a new instance of the CriticalHandle class with the specified invalid handle value. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Close | Security Critical. Marks the handle for releasing and freeing resources. |
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the CriticalHandle. |
![]() | Dispose(Boolean) | Security Critical. Releases the unmanaged resources used by the CriticalHandle class specifying whether to perform a normal dispose operation. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Frees all resources associated with the handle. (Overrides CriticalFinalizerObject.Finalize().) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ReleaseHandle | When overridden in a derived class, executes the code required to free the handle. |
![]() | SetHandle | Sets the handle to the specified pre-existing handle. |
![]() | SetHandleAsInvalid | Marks a handle as invalid. |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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