Looking for Windows API Definitions

[Stewart Berman]

Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

[Peter Duniho]

On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:53 -0800, Stewart Berman
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Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

Since there is none, it's nowhere. C# doesn't have/use include files.
Everything it needs comes from manifests of assemblies you add as
references to your project.

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Fernando_A=2E_G=F3mez_F=2E=22?=]

Stewart Berman wrote:

Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

I guess you can always try MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...49(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...88(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...86(VS.85).aspx

Regards.

[Alberto Poblacion]

"Stewart Berman" <sa******@nospa m.nospamwrote in message
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Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

If you are going to make a lot of calls into the Windows APIs, you may wish
to take a look at this site: http://pinvoke.net/

It will help you find the various [DllImport] declaractions and associated
data structures that you need to use when using Platform Invoke.

[Stewart Berman]

Thanks -- but all that is is information on calling the API functions from C++ not C#.

"Fernando A. Gómez F." <fe************ ****@gmail.comw rote:

>Stewart Berman wrote:

>Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

I guess you can always try MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...49(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...88(VS.85).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...86(VS.85).aspx

Regards.

[Stewart Berman]

OK C# has using statements (the way java does) instead of include statements. Where are the type
descriptions for the Windows API?

"Peter Duniho" <Np*********@nn owslpianmk.comw rote:

>On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:53 -0800, Stewart Berman
<sa******@nosp am.nospamwrote:

>Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

Since there is none, it's nowhere. C# doesn't have/use include files.
Everything it needs comes from manifests of assemblies you add as
references to your project.

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=]

Stewart Berman wrote:

OK C# has using statements (the way java does) instead of include statements. Where are the type
descriptions for the Windows API?

..NET do not come with all of those.

In most cases the .NET FrameWork provides same functionality as
Win32 API.

I assume you have found the docs of the .NET FrameWork.

If you really need to use Win32 API from C#, then you can.
Somebody else has already posted a link to a site where you
can find the declarations.

Arne

[Rudy Velthuis]

Stewart Berman wrote:

Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

http://pinvoke.net carries many of them and of other API headers, in C#
and in VB.NET syntax.

--
Rudy Velthuis http://rvelthuis.de

"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will
be a violent psychopath who knows where you live."
-- Martin Golding

[Family Tree Mike]

C# using statements are not equal to C++ include statements.

You have to add the the function imports, which can be found at pinvoke.net
as Alberto wrote.

"Stewart Berman" <sa******@nospa m.nospamwrote in message
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OK C# has using statements (the way java does) instead of include
statements. Where are the type
descriptions for the Windows API?

"Peter Duniho" <Np*********@nn owslpianmk.comw rote:

>>On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:53 -0800, Stewart Berman
<sa******@nos pam.nospamwrote :

>>Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

Since there is none, it's nowhere. C# doesn't have/use include files.
Everything it needs comes from manifests of assemblies you add as
references to your project.

[Stewart Berman]

That looks like you have to find each API function and all of the constants associated with it one
at a time and insert it. I am looking for the equivalent of either the Visual Studio 6 C++
Windows.h (and its includes) or the Visual Basic WIN32API.txt. Preferably updated for Vista.

"Alberto Poblacion" <ea************ *************** ***@poblacion.o rgwrote:

>"Stewart Berman" <sa******@nospa m.nospamwrote in message
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>Where is the equivalent of the Windows.h (and it's includes) for C#?

If you are going to make a lot of calls into the Windows APIs, you may wish
to take a look at this site: http://pinvoke.net/

It will help you find the various [DllImport] declaractions and associated
data structures that you need to use when using Platform Invoke.