This works for me...
#region AddressOf
/// <summary>
/// Provides the current address of the given object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImpl(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
public static System.IntPtr AddressOf(object obj)
{
if (obj == null) return System.IntPtr.Zero;
System.TypedReference reference = __makeref(obj);
System.TypedReference* pRef = &reference;
return (System.IntPtr)pRef; //(&pRef)
}
/// <summary>
/// Provides the current address of the given element
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="t"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImpl(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
public static System.IntPtr AddressOf<T>(T t)
//refember ReferenceTypes are references to the CLRHeader
//where TOriginal : struct
{
System.TypedReference reference = __makeref(t);
return *(System.IntPtr*)(&reference);
}
[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImpl(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
static System.IntPtr AddressOfRef<T>(ref T t)
//refember ReferenceTypes are references to the CLRHeader
//where TOriginal : struct
{
System.TypedReference reference = __makeref(t);
System.TypedReference* pRef = &reference;
return (System.IntPtr)pRef; //(&pRef)
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the unmanaged address of the given array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="array"></param>
/// <returns><see cref="IntPtr.Zero"/> if null, otherwise the address of the array</returns>
[System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImpl(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
public static System.IntPtr AddressOfByteArray(byte[] array)
{
if (array == null) return System.IntPtr.Zero;
fixed (byte* ptr = array)
return (System.IntPtr)(ptr - 2 * sizeof(void*)); //Todo staticaly determine size of void?
}
#endregion