How to convert a structure to a byte array in C#?

Question

How do I convert a structure to a byte array in C#?

I have defined a structure like this:

public struct CIFSPacket
{
    public uint protocolIdentifi         


        

Answer 1

Looks like a predefined (C level) structure for some external library. Marshal is your friend. Check:

http://geekswithblogs.net/taylorrich/archive/2006/08/21/88665.aspx

for a starter how to deal with this. Note that you can - with attributes - define things like byte layout and string handling. VERY nice approach, actually.

Neither BinaryFormatter Nor MemoryStream are done for that.