SharpGen.Runtime/StringHelpers.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;

using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

namespace SharpGen.Runtime
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Utility class.
    /// </summary>
    public static class StringHelpers
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts a pointer to a null-terminating string up to maxLength characters to a .Net string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pointer">The pointer to an ANSI null string.</param>
        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length of the string.</param>
        /// <returns>The converted string.</returns>
        public static string PtrToStringAnsi(IntPtr pointer, int maxLength)
        {
            string managedString = Marshal.PtrToStringAnsi(pointer); // copy null-terminating unmanaged text from pointer to a managed string
            if (managedString != null && managedString.Length > maxLength)
                managedString = managedString.Substring(0, maxLength);

            return managedString;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts a pointer to a null-terminating string up to maxLength characters to a .Net string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="pointer">The pointer to an Unicode null string.</param>
        /// <param name="maxLength">Maximum length of the string.</param>
        /// <returns>The converted string.</returns>
        public static string PtrToStringUni(IntPtr pointer, int maxLength)
        {
            string managedString = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(pointer); // copy null-terminating unmanaged text from pointer to a managed string
            if (managedString != null && managedString.Length > maxLength)
                managedString = managedString.Substring(0, maxLength);

            return managedString;
        }
    }
}