sizeof() equivalent for reference types?

Question

I\'m looking for a way to get the size of an instance of a reference type. sizeof is only for value types. Is this possible?

Answer 1

If you can - Serialize it!

Dim myObjectSize As Long

Dim ms As New IO.MemoryStream
Dim bf As New Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter()
bf.Serialize(ms, myObject)
myObjectSize = ms.Position