StructLayoutAttribute Class

2013-01-16

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Lets you control the physical layout of the data fields of a class or structure.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
System. . :: . .Attribute
System.Runtime.InteropServices..::..StructLayoutAttribute

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class StructLayoutAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited = false)]
public sealed class StructLayoutAttribute : Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class|AttributeTargets::Struct, Inherited = false)]
public ref class StructLayoutAttribute sealed : public Attribute

[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited = false)>]
type StructLayoutAttribute =  
    class
        inherit Attribute
    end

public final class StructLayoutAttribute extends Attribute

The StructLayoutAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	StructLayoutAttribute(Int16)	Initalizes a new instance of the StructLayoutAttribute class with the specified System.Runtime.InteropServices..::..LayoutKind enumeration member.
	StructLayoutAttribute(LayoutKind)	Initalizes a new instance of the StructLayoutAttribute class with the specified System.Runtime.InteropServices..::..LayoutKind enumeration member.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Value	Gets the LayoutKind value that specifies how the class or structure is arranged.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	CharSet	Indicates whether string data fields within the class should be marshaled as LPWSTR or LPSTR by default.
	Pack	Controls the alignment of data fields of a class or structure in memory.
	Size	Indicates the absolute size of the class or structure.

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Remarks

You can apply this attribute to classes or structures.

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.

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