How to allocate array of IntPtr [] in unmanaged memory?

c# arrays memory-management intptr alloc
Mixer picture Mixer · Mar 24, 2013 · Viewed 7.5k times · Source

To allocate memory in managed code i use:

IntPtr [] params_list_n = new IntPtr [5];

But for unmanaged memory i use Marshal.AllocHGlobal And I do not understand how, in this case to allocate memory for the array.

Ideally I want to use the function call Marshal.GetNativeVariantForObject (o, params_list_n[i]); For each element of the array.

Answer

eandersson picture eandersson · Mar 24, 2013

Creating unmanaged memory using Marshal.AllocHGlobal is simple.

IntPtr pointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(1024);

If you need to calculate the amount of space you can use Marshal.SizeOf.

int size = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(IntPtr));
IntPtr pointer = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);

You will also need to enable unsafe code in your project for this to run.

  1. Right click on your project and select Properties.
  2. Open the Build tab.
  3. Select Allow unsafe code.

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