CounterStrikeSharp/managed/CounterStrikeSharp.API/BaseNative.cs

/*
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection.Metadata;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;

namespace CounterStrikeSharp.API
{
    public abstract class NativeObject
    {
        public IntPtr Handle { get; internal set; }

        protected NativeObject(IntPtr pointer)
        {
            Handle = pointer;
        }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a new instance of the specified type using the pointer from the passed in object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Useful for creating a new instance of a class that inherits from NativeObject.
        /// e.g. <code>var weaponServices = playerWeaponServices.As&lt;CCSPlayer_WeaponServices&gt;();</code>
        /// </remarks>
        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public T As<T>() where T : NativeObject
        {
            return (T)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), this.Handle);
        }
    }
}