/// <summary>
/// The GetStructureIntPtr.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="structure">The structure<see cref="object"/>.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="IntPtr"/>.</returns>
public unsafe static IntPtr GetStructureIntPtr(object structure)
{
int size = 0;
if (structure is ValueType)
{
Type t = structure.GetType();
if (t.IsPrimitive || t.IsLayoutSequential)
{
return(new IntPtr(extractor.ValueStructureToPointer(structure)));
}
if (structure is DateTime)
{
size = 8;
structure = ((DateTime)structure).ToBinary();
}
//else if (structure is ISerialNumber)
// size = 24;
//else if (structure is IUnique)
// size = 8;
else if (structure is Enum)
{
size = 4;
structure = Convert.ToInt32((Enum)structure);
}
else
{
size = Marshal.SizeOf(structure);
}
}
else
{
size = Marshal.SizeOf(structure);
}
IntPtr p = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);
Marshal.StructureToPtr(structure, p, true);
return(p);
}
/// <summary>
/// The ValueStructureToIntPtr.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="structure">The structure<see cref="object"/>.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="IntPtr"/>.</returns>
public static unsafe IntPtr ValueStructureToIntPtr(object structure)
{
return(new IntPtr(_extract.ValueStructureToPointer(structure)));
}