Getting an array of bytes out of Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer

Question

I have an object that implements the interface Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer, and I want to get an array of bytes out of it, however while looking at the d

Answer 1

As mentioned before, WindowsRuntimeBufferExtensions from the namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices::WindowsRuntime is only available for .Net applications and not for native C++ applications.

A possible solution would be to use Windows::Storage::Streams::DataReader:

void process(Windows::Storage::Streams::IBuffer^ uselessBuffer)
{
    Windows::Storage::Streams::DataReader^ uselessReader =
             Windows::Storage::Streams::DataReader::FromBuffer(uselessBuffer);
    Platform::Array<Byte>^ managedBytes = 
                         ref new Platform::Array<Byte>(uselessBuffer->Length);
    uselessReader->ReadBytes( managedBytes );                               
    BYTE * bytes = new BYTE[uselessBuffer->Length];
    for(int i = 0; i < uselessBuffer->Length; i++)
        bytes[i] = managedBytes[i];

    (...)
}