[Mono-dev] Marshaling DateTime type

[Raja R Harinath]

Hi,

Robert Jordan <robertj at gmx.net> writes:

> FirstName LastName wrote:
>> What would be the best equivalent unmanaged type (linux and windows)
>> to use if I want to marshal a DateTime in the managed world (.NET,
>> mono)?
>
> You can't marshal DateTime directly because its internal representation
> is different between runtimes *and* profiles. Use DateTime.Tick (an
> int64) or a similar era-based representation.

But, IIRC, strangely enough, arrays of DateTimes should serialize fine.
So, you might be better of using a one-element DateTime array.

- Hari