/// <summary>
/// Reads the value from the stream. First the buffer is filled from the stream by the data's size in bytes, then the data is copied.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of data to read.</typeparam>
/// <param name="input">Stream to read from.</param>
/// <returns>The read value.</returns>
public unsafe T Read <T>(Stream input) where T : struct
{
int size = MemoryInterop.SizeOfInline <T>();
//Fill buffer...validate we read t he expected # of bytes
if (ReadBytes(input, size) != size)
{
return(default(T));
}
//Copy data
return(MemoryInterop.ReadInline <T>((void *)m_pinHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Computes the size of the struct type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Struct type</typeparam>
/// <returns>Size of the struct in bytes.</returns>
public static unsafe int SizeOf <T>() where T : struct
{
return(MemoryInterop.SizeOfInline <T>());
}