/// <summary>
/// Read a string of the given amount of characters from the buffer. Advances the reader offset.
/// </summary>
unsafe public virtual string ReadString(int charCount)
{
if (charCount == 0)
{
return(string.Empty);
}
string value = new string((char *)((byte *)_buffer.DangerousGetHandle() + _byteOffset), startIndex : 0, length : charCount);
_byteOffset += (ulong)(charCount * sizeof(char));
return(value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Read the given struct type at the current offset.
/// </summary>
public unsafe virtual T ReadStruct <T>() where T : struct
{
ulong sizeOfStruct = (ulong)Marshal.SizeOf <T>();
T value = Marshal.PtrToStructure <T>(_buffer.DangerousGetHandle() + checked ((int)_byteOffset));
_byteOffset += sizeOfStruct;
return(value);
}