C#

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"When the only tool you have is a hammer, a sore thumb you will have."

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
public struct IntArray
{
    public const int ElementSize = 4;
    
    [FieldOffset(0)]
    private int _size;
    
    // NB: Be very careful when accessing this array
    // The Length property will be 4 times the actual
    // length!
    [FieldOffset(4), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray)]
    public readonly int[] intArray;
    
    [FieldOffset(4), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray)]
    public readonly byte[] byteArray;
    
    public IntArray(int size)
    {
        _size = size;
        
        // NB: The order is critical here.
        // The size of the int[] array will
        // be overwritten with the size of
        // the byte[] array. If you reverse
        // these lines, you will only be
        // able to access 1/4 of the array.
        intArray = new int[size];
        byteArray = new byte[size * ElementSize];
    }
    
    /// <summary>
    /// The actual size of the intArray.
    /// </summary>
    public int IntSize
    {
        get { return _size; }
    }
    
    /// <summary>
    /// The actual size of the byteArray.
    /// </summary>
    public int ByteSize
    {
        get { return ElementSize * _size; }
    }
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Returns a copy of the byteArray.
    /// </summary>
    public byte[] GetSafeBytes()
    {
        byte[] ret = new byte[ElementSize * _size];
        Buffer.BlockCopy(byteArray, 0, ret, 0, ElementSize * _size);
        return ret;
    }
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Returns a copy of the intArray.
    /// </summary>
    public int[] GetSafeInts()
    {
        int[] ret = new int[_size];
        Buffer.BlockCopy(byteArray, 0, ret, 0, ElementSize * _size);
        return ret;
    }
}

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public class ControlMenu : System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem<br />
{<br />
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public TrackBar track;<br />
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public ControlMenu()<br />
{<br />
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   track = new TrackBar();<br />
   this.track.Name = "trackBar1";<br />
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   this.track.Orientation = System.Windows.Forms.Orientation.Vertical;<br />
   this.track.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(42, 144);<br />
   this.track.TabIndex = 13;<br />
   this.track.Value = 10;	<br />
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}	<br />
protected override void OnDrawItem(System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs e)<br />
{<br />
   base.OnDrawItem(e);<br />
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   track.Bounds = e.Bounds;<br />
   track.Visible = true;<br />
   track.BringToFront();<br />
   track.Focus();<br />
}<br />