Class StructLayoutAttribute

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

Inheritance
object
Attribute
StructLayoutAttribute
Inherited Members
Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct, Inherited = false)]
public sealed class StructLayoutAttribute : Attribute

Constructors

StructLayoutAttribute(short)

Initalizes a new instance of the StructLayoutAttribute class with the specified System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind enumeration member.

Declaration
public StructLayoutAttribute(short layoutKind)
Parameters
Type Name Description
short layoutKind

A 16-bit integer that represents one of the LayoutKind values that specifes how the class or structure should be arranged.

StructLayoutAttribute(LayoutKind)

Initalizes a new instance of the StructLayoutAttribute class with the specified System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind enumeration member.

Declaration
public StructLayoutAttribute(LayoutKind layoutKind)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LayoutKind layoutKind

One of the enumeration values that specifes how the class or structure should be arranged.

Fields

CharSet

Indicates whether string data fields within the class should be marshaled as LPWSTR or LPSTR by default.

Declaration
public CharSet CharSet
Field Value
Type Description
CharSet

Pack

Controls the alignment of data fields of a class or structure in memory.

Declaration
public int Pack
Field Value
Type Description
int

Size

Indicates the absolute size of the class or structure.

Declaration
public int Size
Field Value
Type Description
int

Properties

Value

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

Declaration
public LayoutKind Value { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
LayoutKind

One of the enumeration values that specifies how the class or structure is arranged.

Extension Methods