convert struct to byte[]

[Paul Jarvis]

I have a large structure, below is a simplistic version of my structure:

public struct MeanMinMaxSd
{
public double mean;
public double min;
public double max;
public double sd;
}

public struct StatisticsReport
{
public int a;
public int b;

public MinMax c;
public MinMax d;
public Minmax e;
}

What is the best way to convert StatisticsReport to a byte[] and back again?

Thanks

Paul Jarvis
PhD Student
The School of Community Based Medicine
The University of Manchester

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[forever.zet]

On Jan 21, 5:09*pm, Paul Jarvis <[e-mail]:

I have a large structure, below is a simplistic version of my structure:

public struct MeanMinMaxSd
{
* public double mean;
* public double min;
* public double max;
* public double sd;

}

public struct StatisticsReport
{
* public int a;
* public int b;

* public MinMax c;
* public MinMax d;
* public Minmax e;

}

What is the best way to convert StatisticsReport to a byte[] and back again?

Thanks

Paul Jarvis
PhD Student
The School of Community Based Medicine
The University of Manchester

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I know the only way using unsafe code. However there are too few cases
when
you really need this. Usually there are ways to go without it.

StatisticsReport originalStruct;
StatisticsReport destStruct;

//to array
byte[] arr = new byte[sizeof(Struct)];
Marshal.Copy((IntPtr)(byte*)&originalStruct, arr, 0, arr.Length);

//from array
Marshal.Copy(arr, 0, (IntPtr)(byte*)&destStruct, arr.Length);

Thanks,
Sergey Zyuzin