Converting a .NET object to (byte*)

Is there a way to cast a System.Object to byte*?

From stackoverflow

• According to Jon Skeet, it is possible through just casting it to a byte array.

  Michal Franc : I need cast to unsafe pointer. I ve made a workaround. Passing int through function. I can easily convert byte* to int and int to byte*. But still the question is here.

  streetparade : @steven i postet jon skets code above ;-)

  monksy : After I posted the source.

• Just use:

  byte[] b = (byte[]) myobj;
  

• How about something like...

  BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
  System.IO.MemoryStream ms = new System.IO.MemoryStream(1024);
  
  Object1 blah = new Object1("Hello");
  
  bf.Serialize(ms, blah);
  byte[] bytes = ms.GetBuffer();
  

• OK, I found the solution:

  (byte*)(int)someObject
  

  Jan : What if someObject is larger than an int?

  Michal Franc : In my scenario it wont happen. But yes you are right.

  Hans Passant : Doesn't work in 64-bit mode. A pointer is larger than an int.