Refactor ObjectExtensions -> ObjectMarshal

[Sergio0694]

PR Type

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

• Refactoring with some API changes

What is the current behavior?

All the object helpers are exposed as extensions through the ObjectExtensions class. These methods are all pretty dangerous and should only be used in very specific scenarios, but having them as extensions (and on object too) means they pop up in IntelliSense everywhere, as soon as a consumer references the Microsoft.Toolkit.HighPerformance package. This is not ideal and could be confusing for consumers, or at least just make the IntelliSense window more crowded for no real benefit.

What is the new behavior?

The object extensions have been moved to a static helper class ObjectMarshal, and they're no longer extensions.

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[michael-hawker]

LGTM, quick question. Otherwise I'm good.

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