Data marshaling between unmanaged C++ & C#

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Hi there!!!

I'm looking for any resources on the subject.
Any help will be appreciated!

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[Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]]

Check MSDN
Introduction articles:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dncscol/html/csharp07152002.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dncscol/html/csharp09192002.asp

Documentation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconinteroperatingwithunmanagedcode.asp

Interop Marshaling
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconinteropmarshaling.asp

Marshaling Data with Platform Invoke
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconmarshalingdatawithplatforminvoke.asp


and visit this great site:
http://www.dotnetinterop.com/


and read this book (COM Interop)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067232170X/


For more, use newsgroup:
microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.interop

 

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Great thanks!!!

 

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Another question:
How can I deal with C# types in unmanaged code?

 

[Thomas Scheidegger [MVP]]

How can I deal with C# types in unmanaged code?

This is only possible with COM-Interop.
Thus you have to design your C# class to be COM compliant,
then register it as a COM component with the REGASM tool:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconexposingnetframeworkcomponentstocom.asp

Sure, the unmanaged/C++ side has to use the COM API / interfaces
(like CoCreateInstance) to access this COM component.


Note, there is 'Managed C++' where you can mix
managed and unmanaged C++ code:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vcedit/html/vcorivisualcmainnode.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vcmex/html/vcconMCOverview.asp

Thus you could use 'Managed C++' as a bridge between
unmanaged C++ code and C#.