Struct SpanOwner<T>

Represents the memory obtained from the pool or allocated on the stack or heap.

Inherited Members

ValueType.Equals(object)

ValueType.GetHashCode()

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetType()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

Namespace: DotNext.Buffers

Assembly: DotNext.dll

Syntax

public ref struct SpanOwner<T>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the elements in the rented memory.

Remarks

This type is aimed to be compatible with memory allocated using stackalloc operator. If stack allocation threshold is reached (e.g. StackallocThreshold) then it's possible to use pooled memory from arbitrary MemoryPool<T> or Shared. Custom ArrayPool<T> is not supported because default Shared is optimized for per-CPU core allocation which is perfect when the same thread is responsible for renting and releasing the array.

Examples

const int stackallocThreshold = 20;
var memory = size <=stackallocThreshold ? new SpanOwner<byte>(stackalloc byte[stackallocThreshold], size) : new SpanOwner<byte>(size);

Constructors

SpanOwner(MemoryPool<T>)

Rents the memory from the pool.

Declaration

public SpanOwner(MemoryPool<T> pool)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MemoryPool<T>	pool	The memory pool.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	pool is null.

SpanOwner(MemoryPool<T>, int, bool)

Rents the memory from the pool.

Declaration

public SpanOwner(MemoryPool<T> pool, int minBufferSize, bool exactSize = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MemoryPool<T>	pool	The memory pool.
int	minBufferSize	The minimum size of the memory to rent.
bool	exactSize	true to return the buffer of minBufferSize length; otherwise, the returned buffer is at least of minBufferSize.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	pool is null.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	minBufferSize is less than or equal to zero.

SpanOwner(int, bool)

Rents the memory from Shared, if T contains at least one field of reference type; or use NativeMemory.

Declaration

public SpanOwner(int minBufferSize, bool exactSize = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	minBufferSize	The minimum size of the memory to rent.
bool	exactSize	true to return the buffer of minBufferSize length; otherwise, the returned buffer is at least of minBufferSize.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	minBufferSize is less than or equal to zero.

SpanOwner(Span<T>)

Rents the memory referenced by the span.

Declaration

public SpanOwner(Span<T> span)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Span<T>	span	The span that references the memory to rent.

SpanOwner(Span<T>, int)

Rents the memory referenced by the span.

Declaration

public SpanOwner(Span<T> span, int length)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Span<T>	span	The span that references the memory to rent.
int	length	The actual length of the data.

Properties

IsEmpty

Gets a value indicating that this object doesn't reference rented memory.

Declaration

public readonly bool IsEmpty { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool

this[int]

Gets the memory element by its index.

Declaration

public readonly ref T this[int index] { get; }

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
int	index	The index of the memory element.

Property Value

Type	Description
T	The managed pointer to the memory element.

Length

Gets length of the rented memory.

Declaration

public readonly int Length { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
int

Span

Gets the rented memory.

Declaration

public readonly Span<T> Span { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Span<T>

Methods

Dispose()

Returns the memory back to the pool.

Declaration

public void Dispose()

ToString()

Gets textual representation of the rented memory.

Declaration

public override readonly string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
string	The textual representation of the rented memory.

Overrides

ValueType.ToString()

Operators

implicit operator SpanOwner<T>(Span<T>)

Converts the reference to the already allocated memory into the rental object.

Declaration

public static implicit operator SpanOwner<T>(Span<T> span)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Span<T>	span	The allocated memory to convert.

Returns

Type	Description
SpanOwner<T>