Re: Union of structs in C#

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"bazooka" <bazooka.1v1h22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> How far is it possible to handle unmanaged C++ declarations of unions in
> C#?? A struct with a union is resolved with
> [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)] and [FieldOffset(pos)] but what
> about this one??
>
> typedef Byte Bits;
>
> typedef union
> {
> struct {
> Bits queue :4; /* Network interface message
> queue */
> Bits q_cmd :4; /* Network interface command
> with queue */
> Bits length :8; /* Length of the buffer to
> follow */
> } q; /* Queue option
> */
> struct {
> Byte cmd; /* Network interface command
> w/o queue */
> Byte length; /* Length of the buffer to
> follow */
> } noq; /* No queue option
> */
> } NI_Hdr;
>
> Is there a solution in C# managed code??
>
>
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