GCHandle Explicit Conversion (GCHandle to IntPtr)

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

A GCHandle is stored using an internal integer representation.

Namespace:  System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Narrowing Operator CType ( _
    value As GCHandle _
) As IntPtr
public static explicit operator IntPtr (
    GCHandle value
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.IntPtr
The integer value.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.