Method StructureToByteArray

Source/Editor/Utilities/Utils.cs:525–535

Converts the structure to the raw bytes. Supported only for structures with simple types and no GC objects. The structure type. The structure value. The bytes array that contains a structure data.

(ref T value)

        /// <param name="value">The structure value.</param>
        /// <returns>The bytes array that contains a structure data.</returns>
        public static byte[] StructureToByteArray<T>(ref T value) where T : struct
        {
            // #stupid c#
            int size = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(T));
            byte[] arr = new byte[size];
            IntPtr ptr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);
            Marshal.StructureToPtr(value, ptr, true);
            Marshal.Copy(ptr, arr, 0, size);
            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptr);
            return arr;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts the structure to the raw bytes. Supported only for structures with simple types and no GC objects.