Hi
I need to call a native function in a C++ dll from my C#. The C++ function
declaration is shown below.
The C# code that I have been trying to perform the call is also shown below.
All it is trying to do is to pass in two integers, add them together and
return the result in the third parameter (byref/as a pointer).
The problem is how do I specify the third parameter to be a pointer to type
int?
Thanks for any help in advance.
Marek
C++ function declaration
=============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =====
extern "C"
{
__declspec( dllexport ) void WINAPI SumIntWithRef(i nt a, int b, int* pc)
{
*pc = a + b;
}
}
C# call
=============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =============== ==
string dllName = @"NativeFunctio nDLL.dll";
string entryPointName = "SumIntWithRef" ;
//...Set up the return value:
Type returnType = null;
//...Set up the parameters:
Type[] parameterTypes = new Type[3];
object[] parameterValues = new object[3];
parameterTypes[0] = typeof(int);
parameterValues[0] = 2;
parameterTypes[1] = typeof(int);
parameterValues[1] = 3;
parameterTypes[2] = typeof(int); //...How should this one be
specified?
parameterValues[2] = 0;
// Create a dynamic assembly and a dynamic module
AssemblyName assemblyName = new AssemblyName();
assemblyName.Na me = "tempDll";
AssemblyBuilder assemblyBuilder =
AppDomain.Curre ntDomain.Define DynamicAssembly (assemblyName,
AssemblyBuilder Access.Run);
ModuleBuilder moduleBuilder =
assemblyBuilder .DefineDynamicM odule("tempModu le");
// Dynamically construct a global PInvoke signature
// using the input information
MethodBuilder methodBuilder =
moduleBuilder.D efinePInvokeMet hod(entryPointN ame,
dllName,
MethodAttribute s.Static
| MethodAttribute s.Public | MethodAttribute s.PinvokeImpl,
CallingConventi ons.Standard,
returnType,
parameterTypes,
CallingConventi on.Winapi,
CharSet.Ansi);
//...This global method is now complete:
methodBuilder.S etImplementatio nFlags(MethodIm plAttributes.Pr eserveSig);
moduleBuilder.C reateGlobalFunc tions();
// Get a MethodInfo for the PInvoke method
MethodInfo methodInfo = moduleBuilder.G etMethod(entryP ointName);
// Invoke the static method and return whatever it returns
ParameterInfo[] parameterInfo = methodInfo.GetP arameters();
Object returnValue = new Object();
try
{
methodInfo.Invo ke(null, parameterValues );
MessageBox.Show (String.Format( "Value calculated: {0}",
parameterValues[2])); 1 2324
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| Hi
| I need to call a native function in a C++ dll from my C#. The C++
function
| declaration is shown below.
|
| The C# code that I have been trying to perform the call is also shown
below.
| All it is trying to do is to pass in two integers, add them together and
| return the result in the third parameter (byref/as a pointer).
|
| The problem is how do I specify the third parameter to be a pointer to
type
| int?
|
| Thanks for any help in advance.
|
| Marek
|
| C++ function declaration
|
=============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =====
| extern "C"
| {
| __declspec( dllexport ) void WINAPI SumIntWithRef(i nt a, int b, int* pc)
| {
| *pc = a + b;
| }
| }
|
| C# call
|
=============== =============== =============== =============== =============== =============== ==
|
| string dllName = @"NativeFunctio nDLL.dll";
| string entryPointName = "SumIntWithRef" ;
|
| //...Set up the return value:
| Type returnType = null;
|
| //...Set up the parameters:
| Type[] parameterTypes = new Type[3];
| object[] parameterValues = new object[3];
|
| parameterTypes[0] = typeof(int);
| parameterValues[0] = 2;
|
| parameterTypes[1] = typeof(int);
| parameterValues[1] = 3;
|
| parameterTypes[2] = typeof(int); //...How should this one be
| specified?
| parameterValues[2] = 0;
|
| // Create a dynamic assembly and a dynamic module
| AssemblyName assemblyName = new AssemblyName();
| assemblyName.Na me = "tempDll";
| AssemblyBuilder assemblyBuilder =
| AppDomain.Curre ntDomain.Define DynamicAssembly (assemblyName,
| AssemblyBuilder Access.Run);
| ModuleBuilder moduleBuilder =
| assemblyBuilder .DefineDynamicM odule("tempModu le");
|
| // Dynamically construct a global PInvoke signature
| // using the input information
| MethodBuilder methodBuilder =
| moduleBuilder.D efinePInvokeMet hod(entryPointN ame,
|
dllName,
|
MethodAttribute s.Static
|| MethodAttribute s.Public | MethodAttribute s.PinvokeImpl,
|
CallingConventi ons.Standard,
|
returnType,
|
parameterTypes,
|
CallingConventi on.Winapi,
|
CharSet.Ansi);
|
| //...This global method is now complete:
|
methodBuilder.S etImplementatio nFlags(MethodIm plAttributes.Pr eserveSig);
| moduleBuilder.C reateGlobalFunc tions();
|
| // Get a MethodInfo for the PInvoke method
| MethodInfo methodInfo =
moduleBuilder.G etMethod(entryP ointName);
|
| // Invoke the static method and return whatever it returns
| ParameterInfo[] parameterInfo = methodInfo.GetP arameters();
|
| Object returnValue = new Object();
|
| try
| {
| methodInfo.Invo ke(null, parameterValues );
| MessageBox.Show (String.Format( "Value calculated: {0}",
| parameterValues[2]));
|
|
Use the DefinePInvokeMe thod overload that takes a
parameterTypeRe quiredCustomMod ifiers and set IsByRef for the third argument.
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