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Provides a collection of methods for allocating unmanaged memory, copying unmanaged memory blocks, and converting managed to unmanaged types, as well as other miscellaneous methods used when interacting with unmanaged code.
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The static methods defined on the Marshal class are essential to working with unmanaged code. Most methods defined in this class are typically used by developers who need to provide a bridge between the managed and unmanaged programming models. For example, the StringToHGlobalAnsi method copies ANSI characters from a specified string (in the managed heap) to a buffer in the unmanaged heap. It also allocates the target heap of the right size.
The common language runtime provides specific marshaling capabilities. For details on marshaling behavior, see Interop Marshaling.
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.