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References and Pointers

/*
 * C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
 * Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
 * Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
 * Create Date: June 27, 2003
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using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace Client.Chapter_7___References__Pointers_and_Memory_Management
{
  public class ReferencesandPointers
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      UsePointers();
    }
    static unsafe public void UsePointers()
    {
      char * pMyArray = (char*)Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(6);

      while (*pMyArray != '\0')
      {
        Console.WriteLine(*pMyArray);
        pMyArray++;
      }

      Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem((IntPtr)pMyArray);
    }
  }
}

           
       

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