/// <summary>
/// The GetStructureBytes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="structure">The structure<see cref="object"/>.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="byte[]"/>.</returns>
public unsafe static byte[] GetStructureBytes(object structure)
{
byte[] b = null;
if (structure is ValueType)
{
Type t = structure.GetType();
if (t.IsPrimitive || t.IsLayoutSequential)
{
return(extractor.ValueStructureToBytes(structure));
}
if (structure is DateTime)
{
b = new byte[8];
structure = ((DateTime)structure).ToBinary();
}
else if (structure is Enum)
{
b = new byte[4];
structure = Convert.ToInt32((Enum)structure);
}
else
{
b = new byte[Marshal.SizeOf(structure)];
}
}
else if (structure.GetType() == typeof(string))
{
int l = ((string)structure).Length;
b = new byte[l];
fixed(char *c = (string)structure)
fixed(byte *pb = b)
CopyBlock(pb, (byte *)c, l);
return(b);
}
else
{
b = new byte[Marshal.SizeOf(structure)];
fixed(byte *pb = b)
Marshal.StructureToPtr(structure, new IntPtr(pb), false);
return(b);
}
/// <summary>
/// The ValueStructureToBytes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="structure">The structure<see cref="object"/>.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="byte[]"/>.</returns>
public static byte[] ValueStructureToBytes(object structure)
{
return(_extract.ValueStructureToBytes(structure));
}