Type: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers

System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers Class

Assembly: Mscorlib.dll
Namespace: System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Summary: Provides a set of static methods and properties that provide support for compilers.

C# Syntax:

[Serializable]
public sealed class RuntimeHelpers

Remarks

The classes in System.Runtime.CompilerServices are for compiler writers use only.

System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers Member List:

Public Properties

OffsetToStringData

Read-only

Gets the offset in bytes to the data in the given string.

Public Methods

Equals (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Equals Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetHashCode (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetHashCode Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetObjectValue	Boxes a value type.
GetType (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetType Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
InitializeArray	Provides a fast way to initialize an array from data stored in a module.
RunClassConstructor	Runs a specified class constructor method.
ToString (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.ToString Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Protected Methods

Finalize (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Hierarchy:

System.Object

System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers

System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers Member Details

Property: OffsetToStringData (read-only)

Summary: Gets the offset in bytes to the data in the given string.

C# Syntax:


            public static int OffsetToStringData {get;}

Remarks

Compilers use this property for unsafe, but efficient, pointer operations on the characters in a managed string. Compilers should pin the string against movement by the garbage collector prior to use. Note that common language runtime strings are immutable, their contents can be read but not changed.

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Method: Equals(
object obj
)

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Equals

C# Syntax:


            public virtual bool Equals(
   object obj
);

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Method: Finalize()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize

C# Syntax:


            ~RuntimeHelpers();

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Method: GetHashCode()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetHashCode

C# Syntax:


            public virtual int GetHashCode();

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Method: GetObjectValue(
object obj
)

Summary: Boxes a value type.

C# Syntax:


            public static object GetObjectValue(
   object obj
);

Parameters:

obj

The value type to be boxed.

Return Value:: Returns a boxed copy of obj if it is a value class; otherwise obj itself is returned.

Remarks

Boxing a value type creates an object and performs a shallow copy of the fields of the specified value type into the new object.

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Method: GetType()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetType

C# Syntax:


            public Type GetType();

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Method: InitializeArray(
Array array,
RuntimeFieldHandle fldHandle
)

Summary: Provides a fast way to initialize an array from data stored in a module.

C# Syntax:


            public static void InitializeArray(
   Array array,
   RuntimeFieldHandle fldHandle
);

Parameters:

array

The array to be initialized.

fldHandle

A RuntimeFieldHandle specifying the location of the data used to initialize the array.

Remarks

This method is for compiler use only.

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Method: MemberwiseClone()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone

C# Syntax:


            protected object MemberwiseClone();

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Method: RunClassConstructor(
RuntimeTypeHandle type
)

Summary: Runs a specified class constructor method.

C# Syntax:


            public static void RunClassConstructor(
   RuntimeTypeHandle type
);

Parameters:

type

A RuntimeTypeHandler specifying the class constructor method to run.

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Method: ToString()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.ToString

C# Syntax:


            public virtual string ToString();

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