Remove CheckedPointer struct and replace its use with Span<T> instances #9531
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Description
Removes
CheckedPointerwhich was used in quite some places back in early WPF implementations inNetFXbut now the only thing using it isTrueTypeFontDriverand replaces it withReadOnlySpan<T>.Probechecks are the same as implemented byReadOnlySpan<T>when slicing.Marshal.Copywith simple.ToArray()call fromReadOnlySpan<T>inComputeFontSubset.Sliceand non-Try methods fromBinaryPrimitivesto be sure the exception behavior stays the same.SetFacemethodCustomer Impact
Smaller code-size of PresentationCore, improved performance in this particular scenario.
For developers it introduces more familiar types in internal classes than custom implementations for a simple thing.
Regression
No.
Testing
Tested base font file parsing and class (
TrueTypeFontDriver) functionality afterCheckedPointerremoval.Risk
Low.
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