/unsafe (C# Compiler Options)

7/11/2017 1 min to read Contributors
  • Bill Wagner
  • Maira Wenzel
  • Luke Latham

The /unsafe compiler option allows code that uses the unsafe keyword to compile.

Syntax

/unsafe

Remarks

For more information about unsafe code, see Unsafe Code and Pointers.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Properties page.

  2. Click the Build property page.

  3. Select the Allow Unsafe Code check box.

For information about how to set this compiler option programmatically, see AllowUnsafeBlocks.

Example

Compile in.cs for unsafe mode: 

csc /unsafe in.cs

See Also

C# Compiler Options
Managing Project and Solution Properties