RuntimeHelpers Class

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Provides a set of static methods and properties that provide support for compilers. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System.Runtime.CompilerServices..::..RuntimeHelpers

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class RuntimeHelpers

[SerializableAttribute]
public static class RuntimeHelpers

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class RuntimeHelpers abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type RuntimeHelpers =  class end

public final class RuntimeHelpers

The RuntimeHelpers type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	OffsetToStringData	Gets the offset, in bytes, to the data in the given string.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	GetObjectValue	Boxes a value type.
	InitializeArray	Provides a fast way to initialize an array from data that is stored in a module.
	RunClassConstructor	Runs a specified class constructor method.

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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.

See Also

Reference

System.Runtime.CompilerServices Namespace