CLI/C++: unmanaged structure to managed code in WinProc

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Hi,

I have CLI/C++ code to override WndProc(Message% m) in order to create NC
area. I tried to marshal unmanaged ptr (m.LParam) to managed object by using
Marshal::PtrToStructure like:
if (m.WParam == IntPtr(1))
{
NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS csp;

csp = (NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS)Marshal::PtrToStructure(m.LPara m,
(NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS));
csp.rgrc[0].top += borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].bottom -= borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].left += borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].right -= borderWidth;
Marshal::StructureToPtr(csp, m.LParam, false);
}
I'm having difficult in creating the managed type of the NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS
in order to pass to PtrToStructure as the second parameter. I've tried some
suggestions from the forum unsuccessfully. In C#, it's easily done by
typeof(NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS). Is any easy way to translate this C# yntax to
CLI/C++ equavilent. Or, do I have to do in a hard way -- create a managed
equavilent value structure, copy native pointered NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS data into
the managed structure and then marshal back to native structure ptr after
modifying data in order to pass out WinProc. It's messy. Why doesn't CLI/C++
have an easy syntax as C# in this regard. Anyone has a good idea of it?

Thanks

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After examing IntPtr, there is no need to use PtrToStructure in CLI/C++. So,
the code should be simply as
NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS* csp = (NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS*)m.LParam.ToPointer();

"cjs" wrote:

Hi,

I have CLI/C++ code to override WndProc(Message% m) in order to create NC
area. I tried to marshal unmanaged ptr (m.LParam) to managed object by using
Marshal::PtrToStructure like:
if (m.WParam == IntPtr(1))
{
NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS csp;

csp = (NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS)Marshal::PtrToStructure(m.LPara m,
(NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS));
csp.rgrc[0].top += borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].bottom -= borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].left += borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].right -= borderWidth;
Marshal::StructureToPtr(csp, m.LParam, false);
}
I'm having difficult in creating the managed type of the NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS
in order to pass to PtrToStructure as the second parameter. I've tried some
suggestions from the forum unsuccessfully. In C#, it's easily done by
typeof(NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS). Is any easy way to translate this C# yntax to
CLI/C++ equavilent. Or, do I have to do in a hard way -- create a managed
equavilent value structure, copy native pointered NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS data into
the managed structure and then marshal back to native structure ptr after
modifying data in order to pass out WinProc. It's messy. Why doesn't CLI/C++
have an easy syntax as C# in this regard. Anyone has a good idea of it?

Thanks

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

"cjs" <cj*@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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After examing IntPtr, there is no need to use PtrToStructure in CLI/C++.
So,
the code should be simply as
NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS* csp = (NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS*)m.LParam.ToPointer();

Exactly. You've hit on one of the biggest advantages of C++/CLI -- it
understands native types.

If you ever did need the equivalent of C# typeof(MyClass), it's
MyClass::typeid

>

"cjs" wrote:

>Hi,

I have CLI/C++ code to override WndProc(Message% m) in order to create NC
area. I tried to marshal unmanaged ptr (m.LParam) to managed object by
using
Marshal::PtrToStructure like:
if (m.WParam == IntPtr(1))
{
NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS csp;

csp = (NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS)Marshal::PtrToStructure(m.LPara m,
(NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS));
csp.rgrc[0].top += borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].bottom -= borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].left += borderWidth;
csp.rgrc[0].right -= borderWidth;
Marshal::StructureToPtr(csp, m.LParam, false);
}
I'm having difficult in creating the managed type of the
NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS
in order to pass to PtrToStructure as the second parameter. I've tried
some
suggestions from the forum unsuccessfully. In C#, it's easily done by
typeof(NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS). Is any easy way to translate this C# yntax to
CLI/C++ equavilent. Or, do I have to do in a hard way -- create a managed
equavilent value structure, copy native pointered NCCALCSIZE_PARAMS data
into
the managed structure and then marshal back to native structure ptr after
modifying data in order to pass out WinProc. It's messy. Why doesn't
CLI/C++
have an easy syntax as C# in this regard. Anyone has a good idea of it?

Thanks