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A platform-specific type that is used to represent a pointer or a handle.

IntPtr Class Members

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Constructors Visibility Constructor Parameters public IntPtr ( Int32 value ) public IntPtr ( Int64 value ) public IntPtr ( Void value )   Fields Visibility Name Type public static Zero IntPtr   Properties Visibility Name Value Type Accessibility public static Size Int32 [ Get ]   Methods Visibility Name Parameters Return Type public static Add ( IntPtr pointer , Int32 offset ) IntPtr public Equals ( Object obj ) Boolean public GetHashCode ( ) Int32 public static Subtract ( IntPtr pointer , Int32 offset ) IntPtr public ToInt32 ( ) Int32 public ToInt64 ( ) Int64 public ToPointer ( ) Void public ToString ( ) String public ToString ( String format ) String

The IntPtr type is designed to be a platform-specific, machine-sized integer. That is, an instance of this type is expected to be 32-bits on 32-bit hardware and operating systems, and 64-bits on 64-bit hardware and operating systems.

The IntPtr type can be used by languages that support pointers and as a common means of referring to data between languages that do, and do not, support pointers.

IntPtr objects can also be used to hold handles. For example, instances of IntPtr are used extensively in the System.IO.FileStream class to hold file handles.

The IntPtr type is CLS-compliant while the UIntPtr type is not. Only the IntPtr type is used in the common language runtime. The UIntPtr type is provided mostly to maintain architectural symmetry with the IntPtr type.

This type implements the ISerializable interface.

UIntPtr

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