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The methods of System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal are listed below. For a list of all members, see the Marshal Members list.

Public Methods

static	AddRef(IntPtr) : int Increments the reference count on the specified interface.
static	AllocCoTaskMem(int) : IntPtr Allocates a block of memory of specified size from the COM task memory allocator.
static	AllocHGlobal(int) : IntPtr Allocates memory from the unmanaged memory of the process by using the specified number of bytes.
static	AllocHGlobal(IntPtr) : IntPtr Allocates memory from the unmanaged memory of the process by using the pointer to the specified number of bytes.
static	BindToMoniker(string) : object Gets an interface pointer identified by the specified moniker.
static	ChangeWrapperHandleStrength(object, bool) Changes the strength of an object's COM Callable Wrapper (CCW) handle.
static	Copy(byte[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed 8-bit unsigned integer array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(char[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed character array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(double[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed double-precision floating-point number array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(short[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed 16-bit signed integer array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(int[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed 32-bit signed integer array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(long[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed 64-bit signed integer array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(IntPtr, byte[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed 8-bit unsigned integer array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, char[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed character array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, double[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed double-precision floating-point number array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, short[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed 16-bit signed integer array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, int[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed 32-bit signed integer array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, long[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed 64-bit signed integer array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, IntPtr[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed IntPtr array.
static	Copy(IntPtr, float[], int, int) Copies data from an unmanaged memory pointer to a managed single-precision floating-point number array.
static	Copy(IntPtr[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed IntPtr array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	Copy(float[], int, IntPtr, int) Copies data from a one-dimensional, managed single-precision floating-point number array to an unmanaged memory pointer.
static	CreateAggregatedObject(IntPtr, object) : IntPtr Aggregates a managed object with the specified COM object.
static	CreateAggregatedObject<T>(IntPtr, T) : IntPtr Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	CreateWrapperOfType(object, Type) : object Wraps the specified COM object in an object of the specified type.
static	CreateWrapperOfType<T,TWrapper>(T) : TWrapper Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	DestroyStructure(IntPtr, Type) Frees all substructures that the specified unmanaged memory block points to.
static	DestroyStructure<T>(IntPtr) [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Frees all substructures of a specified type that the specified unmanaged memory block points to.
static	FinalReleaseComObject(object) : int Releases all references to a Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW) by setting its reference count to 0.
static	FreeBSTR(IntPtr) Frees a BSTR using the COM tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=148633 function.
static	FreeCoTaskMem(IntPtr) Frees a block of memory allocated by the unmanaged COM task memory allocator.
static	FreeHGlobal(IntPtr) Frees memory previously allocated from the unmanaged memory of the process.
static	GenerateGuidForType(Type) : Guid Returns the globally unique identifier (GUID) for the specified type, or generates a GUID using the algorithm used by the Type Library Exporter (Tlbexp.exe).
static	GenerateProgIdForType(Type) : string Returns a programmatic identifier (ProgID) for the specified type.
static	GetActiveObject(string) : object Obtains a running instance of the specified object from the running object table (ROT).
static	GetComInterfaceForObject(object, Type) : IntPtr Returns a pointer to an tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148003 interface that represents the specified interface on the specified object. Custom query interface access is enabled by default.
static	GetComInterfaceForObject<T,TInterface>(T) : IntPtr Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetComInterfaceForObjectInContext(object, Type) : IntPtr Returns an interface pointer that represents the specified interface for an object, if the caller is in the same context as that object.
static	GetComObjectData(object, object) : object Retrieves data that is referenced by the specified key from the specified COM object.
static	GetComSlotForMethodInfo(System.Reflection.MemberInfo) : int Retrieves the virtual function table (v-table or VTBL) slot for a specified System.Reflection.MemberInfo type when that type is exposed to COM.
static	GetDelegateForFunctionPointer(IntPtr, Type) : Delegate Converts an unmanaged function pointer to a delegate.
static	GetDelegateForFunctionPointer<TDelegate>(IntPtr) : TDelegate [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Converts an unmanaged function pointer to a delegate of a specified type.
static	GetEndComSlot(Type) : int Retrieves the last slot in the virtual function table (v-table or VTBL) of a type when exposed to COM.
static	GetExceptionCode() : int Retrieves a code that identifies the type of the exception that occurred.
static	GetExceptionForHR(int) : Exception Converts the specified HRESULT error code to a corresponding Exception object.
static	GetExceptionForHR(int, IntPtr) : Exception Converts the specified HRESULT error code to a corresponding Exception object, with additional error information passed in an IErrorInfo interface for the exception object.
static	GetExceptionPointers() : IntPtr Retrieves a computer-independent description of an exception, and information about the state that existed for the thread when the exception occurred.
static	GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(Delegate) : IntPtr Converts a delegate into a function pointer that is callable from unmanaged code.
static	GetFunctionPointerForDelegate<TDelegate>(TDelegate) : IntPtr Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetHINSTANCE(System.Reflection.Module) : IntPtr Returns the instance handle (HINSTANCE) for the specified module.
static	GetHRForException(Exception) : int Converts the specified exception to an HRESULT.
static	GetHRForLastWin32Error() : int Returns the HRESULT corresponding to the last error incurred by Win32 code executed using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.
static	GetIDispatchForObject(object) : IntPtr Returns an IDispatch interface from a managed object.
static	GetIDispatchForObjectInContext(object) : IntPtr Returns an IDispatch interface pointer from a managed object, if the caller is in the same context as that object.
static	GetITypeInfoForType(Type) : IntPtr Returns a System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.ITypeInfo interface from a managed type.
static	GetIUnknownForObject(object) : IntPtr Returns an tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148003 interface from a managed object.
static	GetIUnknownForObjectInContext(object) : IntPtr Returns an tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148003 interface from a managed object, if the caller is in the same context as that object.
static	GetLastWin32Error() : int Returns the error code returned by the last unmanaged function that was called using platform invoke that has the DllImportAttribute.SetLastError flag set.
static	GetManagedThunkForUnmanagedMethodPtr(IntPtr, IntPtr, int) : IntPtr Gets a pointer to a runtime-generated function that marshals a call from managed to unmanaged code.
static	GetMethodInfoForComSlot(Type, int, ref ComMemberType) : System.Reflection.MemberInfo Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetNativeVariantForObject(object, IntPtr) Converts an object to a COM VARIANT.
static	GetNativeVariantForObject<T>(T, IntPtr) Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetObjectForIUnknown(IntPtr) : object Returns an instance of a type that represents a COM object by a pointer to its tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148003 interface.
static	GetObjectForNativeVariant(IntPtr) : object Converts a COM VARIANT to an object.
static	GetObjectForNativeVariant<T>(IntPtr) : T [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Converts a COM VARIANT to an object of a specified type.
static	GetObjectsForNativeVariants(IntPtr, int) : object[] Converts an array of COM tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148670 to an array of objects.
static	GetObjectsForNativeVariants<T>(IntPtr, int) : T[] [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Converts an array of COM VARIANTs to an array of a specified type.
static	GetStartComSlot(Type) : int Gets the first slot in the virtual function table (v-table or VTBL) that contains user-defined methods.
static	GetThreadFromFiberCookie(int) : System.Threading.Thread Converts a fiber cookie into the corresponding System.Threading.Thread instance.
static	GetTypedObjectForIUnknown(IntPtr, Type) : object Returns a managed object of a specified type that represents a COM object.
static	GetTypeForITypeInfo(IntPtr) : Type Converts an unmanaged ITypeInfo object into a managed Type object.
static	GetTypeInfoName(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.ITypeInfo) : string Retrieves the name of the type represented by an ITypeInfo object.
static	GetTypeInfoName(UCOMITypeInfo) : string Retrieves the name of the type represented by an ITypeInfo object.
static	GetTypeLibGuid(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.ITypeLib) : Guid Retrieves the library identifier (LIBID) of a type library.
static	GetTypeLibGuid(UCOMITypeLib) : Guid Retrieves the library identifier (LIBID) of a type library.
static	GetTypeLibGuidForAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly) : Guid Retrieves the library identifier (LIBID) that is assigned to a type library when it was exported from the specified assembly.
static	GetTypeLibLcid(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.ITypeLib) : int Retrieves the LCID of a type library.
static	GetTypeLibLcid(UCOMITypeLib) : int Retrieves the LCID of a type library.
static	GetTypeLibName(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.ITypeLib) : string Retrieves the name of a type library.
static	GetTypeLibName(UCOMITypeLib) : string Retrieves the name of a type library.
static	GetTypeLibVersionForAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly, out int, out int) Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetUniqueObjectForIUnknown(IntPtr) : object Creates a unique Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW) object for a given tp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148003 interface.
static	GetUnmanagedThunkForManagedMethodPtr(IntPtr, IntPtr, int) : IntPtr Gets a pointer to a runtime-generated function that marshals a call from unmanaged to managed code.
static	IsComObject(object) : bool Indicates whether a specified object represents a COM object.
static	IsTypeVisibleFromCom(Type) : bool Indicates whether a type is visible to COM clients.
static	NumParamBytes(System.Reflection.MethodInfo) : int Calculates the number of bytes in unmanaged memory that are required to hold the parameters for the specified method.
static	OffsetOf(Type, string) : IntPtr Returns the field offset of the unmanaged form of the managed class.
static	OffsetOf<T>(string) : IntPtr [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Returns the field offset of the unmanaged form of a specified managed class.
static	Prelink(System.Reflection.MethodInfo) Executes one-time method setup tasks without calling the method.
static	PrelinkAll(Type) Performs a pre-link check for all methods on a class.
static	PtrToStringAnsi(IntPtr) : string Copies all characters up to the first null character from an unmanaged ANSI string to a managed string, and widens each ANSI character to Unicode.
static	PtrToStringAnsi(IntPtr, int) : string Allocates a managed string, copies a specified number of characters from an unmanaged ANSI string into it, and widens each ANSI character to Unicode.
static	PtrToStringAuto(IntPtr) : string Allocates a managed string and copies all characters up to the first null character from a string stored in unmanaged memory into it.
static	PtrToStringAuto(IntPtr, int) : string Allocates a managed string and copies the specified number of characters from a string stored in unmanaged memory into it.
static	PtrToStringBSTR(IntPtr) : string Allocates a managed string and copies a BSTR string stored in unmanaged memory into it.
static	PtrToStringUni(IntPtr) : string Allocates a managed string and copies all characters up to the first null character from an unmanaged Unicode string into it.
static	PtrToStringUni(IntPtr, int) : string Allocates a managed string and copies a specified number of characters from an unmanaged Unicode string into it.
static	PtrToStructure(IntPtr, object) Marshals data from an unmanaged block of memory to a managed object.
static	PtrToStructure(IntPtr, Type) : object Marshals data from an unmanaged block of memory to a newly allocated managed object of the specified type.
static	PtrToStructure<T>(IntPtr) : T [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Marshals data from an unmanaged block of memory to a newly allocated managed object of the type specified by a generic type parameter.
static	PtrToStructure<T>(IntPtr, T) Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	QueryInterface(IntPtr, ref Guid, out IntPtr) : int Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	ReadByte(IntPtr) : byte Reads a single byte from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadByte(IntPtr, int) : byte Reads a single byte at a given offset (or index) from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadByte(object, int) : byte Reads a single byte at a given offset (or index) from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt16(IntPtr) : short Reads a 16-bit signed integer from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt16(IntPtr, int) : short Reads a 16-bit signed integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt16(object, int) : short Reads a 16-bit signed integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt32(IntPtr) : int Reads a 32-bit signed integer from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt32(IntPtr, int) : int Reads a 32-bit signed integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt32(object, int) : int Reads a 32-bit signed integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt64(IntPtr) : long Reads a 64-bit signed integer from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt64(IntPtr, int) : long Reads a 64-bit signed integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadInt64(object, int) : long Reads a 64-bit signed integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadIntPtr(IntPtr) : IntPtr Reads a processor native-sized integer from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadIntPtr(IntPtr, int) : IntPtr Reads a processor native sized integer at a given offset from unmanaged memory.
static	ReadIntPtr(object, int) : IntPtr Reads a processor native sized integer from unmanaged memory.
static	ReAllocCoTaskMem(IntPtr, int) : IntPtr Resizes a block of memory previously allocated with Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(int).
static	ReAllocHGlobal(IntPtr, IntPtr) : IntPtr Resizes a block of memory previously allocated with Marshal.AllocHGlobal(IntPtr).
static	Release(IntPtr) : int Decrements the reference count on the specified interface.
static	ReleaseComObject(object) : int Decrements the reference count of the specified Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW) associated with the specified COM object.
static	ReleaseThreadCache() Releases the thread cache.
static	SecureStringToBSTR(System.Security.SecureString) : IntPtr Allocates a BSTR and copies the contents of a managed System.Security.SecureString object into it.
static	SecureStringToCoTaskMemAnsi(System.Security.SecureString) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed System.Security.SecureString object to a block of memory allocated from the unmanaged COM task allocator.
static	SecureStringToCoTaskMemUnicode(System.Security.SecureString) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed System.Security.SecureString object to a block of memory allocated from the unmanaged COM task allocator.
static	SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi(System.Security.SecureString) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed System.Security.SecureString into unmanaged memory, converting into ANSI format as it copies.
static	SecureStringToGlobalAllocUnicode(System.Security.SecureString) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed System.Security.SecureString object into unmanaged memory.
static	SetComObjectData(object, object, object) : bool Sets data referenced by the specified key in the specified COM object.
static	SizeOf(object) : int Returns the unmanaged size of an object in bytes.
static	SizeOf(Type) : int Returns the size of an unmanaged type in bytes.
static	SizeOf<T>() : int [Supported in the .NET Framework 4.5.1 only] Returns the size of an unmanaged type in bytes.
static	SizeOf<T>(T) : int Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	StringToBSTR(string) : IntPtr Allocates a BSTR and copies the contents of a managed string into it.
static	StringToCoTaskMemAnsi(string) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed string to a block of memory allocated from the unmanaged COM task allocator.
static	StringToCoTaskMemAuto(string) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed string to a block of memory allocated from the unmanaged COM task allocator.
static	StringToCoTaskMemUni(string) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed string to a block of memory allocated from the unmanaged COM task allocator.
static	StringToHGlobalAnsi(string) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed string into unmanaged memory, converting into ANSI format as it copies.
static	StringToHGlobalAuto(string) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed string into unmanaged memory, converting into ANSI format if required.
static	StringToHGlobalUni(string) : IntPtr Copies the contents of a managed string into unmanaged memory.
static	StructureToPtr(object, IntPtr, bool) Marshals data from a managed object to an unmanaged block of memory.
static	StructureToPtr<T>(T, IntPtr, bool) Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	ThrowExceptionForHR(int) Throws an exception with a specific failure HRESULT value.
static	ThrowExceptionForHR(int, IntPtr) Throws an exception with a specific failure HRESULT, based on the specified IErrorInfo interface.
static	UnsafeAddrOfPinnedArrayElement(Array, int) : IntPtr Gets the address of the element at the specified index inside the specified array.
static	UnsafeAddrOfPinnedArrayElement<T>(T[], int) : IntPtr Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	WriteByte(IntPtr, byte) Writes a single byte value to unmanaged memory.
static	WriteByte(IntPtr, int, byte) Writes a single byte value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteByte(object, int, byte) Writes a single byte value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt16(IntPtr, char) Writes a character as a 16-bit integer value to unmanaged memory.
static	WriteInt16(IntPtr, short) Writes a 16-bit integer value to unmanaged memory.
static	WriteInt16(IntPtr, int, char) Writes a 16-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt16(IntPtr, int, short) Writes a 16-bit signed integer value into unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt16(object, int, char) Writes a 16-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt16(object, int, short) Writes a 16-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt32(IntPtr, int) Writes a 32-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory.
static	WriteInt32(IntPtr, int, int) Writes a 32-bit signed integer value into unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt32(object, int, int) Writes a 32-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt64(IntPtr, long) Writes a 64-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory.
static	WriteInt64(IntPtr, int, long) Writes a 64-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteInt64(object, int, long) Writes a 64-bit signed integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteIntPtr(IntPtr, IntPtr) Writes a processor native sized integer value into unmanaged memory.
static	WriteIntPtr(IntPtr, int, IntPtr) Writes a processor native-sized integer value to unmanaged memory at a specified offset.
static	WriteIntPtr(object, int, IntPtr) Writes a processor native sized integer value to unmanaged memory.
static	ZeroFreeBSTR(IntPtr) Frees a BSTR pointer that was allocated using the Marshal.SecureStringToBSTR(System.Security.SecureString) method.
static	ZeroFreeCoTaskMemAnsi(IntPtr) Frees an unmanaged string pointer that was allocated using the Marshal.SecureStringToCoTaskMemAnsi(System.Security.SecureString) method.
static	ZeroFreeCoTaskMemUnicode(IntPtr) Frees an unmanaged string pointer that was allocated using the Marshal.SecureStringToCoTaskMemUnicode(System.Security.SecureString) method.
static	ZeroFreeGlobalAllocAnsi(IntPtr) Frees an unmanaged string pointer that was allocated using the Marshal.SecureStringToGlobalAllocAnsi(System.Security.SecureString) method.
static	ZeroFreeGlobalAllocUnicode(IntPtr) Frees an unmanaged string pointer that was allocated using the Marshal.SecureStringToGlobalAllocUnicode(System.Security.SecureString) method.