root/bindings/cil/src/marshal.cs

/**
 * @file marshal.cs
 * @brief LibVLC marshalling utilities
 *
 * $Id$
 */

/**********************************************************************
 *  Copyright (C) 2007 Rémi Denis-Courmont.                           *
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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace VideoLAN.LibVLC
{
    /**
     * Abstract safe handle class for non-NULL pointers
     * (Microsoft.* namespace has a similar class,
     *  but lets stick to System.*).
     */
    public abstract class NonNullHandle : SafeHandle
    {
        protected NonNullHandle ()
            : base (IntPtr.Zero, true)
        {
        }

        public override bool IsInvalid
        {
            get
            {
                return handle == IntPtr.Zero;
            }
        }
    };

    /**
     * Generic class for managed wrapper around a native safe handle.
     */
    public class BaseObject<HandleT> : IDisposable where HandleT : SafeHandle
    {
        protected NativeException ex;
        protected HandleT self;

        internal BaseObject (HandleT self)
        {
            this.self = self;
            ex = new NativeException ();
        }

        public void Dispose ()
        {
            ex.Dispose ();
            self.Close ();
        }
    };
};