pass a value from unmanaged code to managed code

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Im very new to coding in C++ so use to coding in C#. My question is
how to pass some values (string) from unmanaged code to managed code. I
have two source files on a win32 console application one I used #pramga
managed to change to managed code but I need to get the values from the
unmanaged code and pass it to the managed code. Thanks...
 
Im very new to coding in C++ so use to coding in C#. My question is
how to pass some values (string) from unmanaged code to managed code. I
have two source files on a win32 console application one I used #pramga
managed to change to managed code but I need to get the values from the
unmanaged code and pass it to the managed code. Thanks...
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Is the unmanaged string unicode?
if so, you can simply pass it to the System.String constructor.
otherwise you could use the PtrToStringAnsi method of the Marshal class
in the System.Runtime.InteropServices namespace.

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Kind regards,
Bruno van Dooren
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Hi Bruno!
Is the unmanaged string unicode?
if so, you can simply pass it to the System.String constructor.
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You can also pass ANSI-Strings to the String constructor.
otherwise you could use the PtrToStringAnsi method of the Marshal class
in the System.Runtime.InteropServices namespace.
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PtrToStringANsi is only helpfull in converting "String" into ANSI! Not
vice-versa!

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Greetings
Jochen

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Hello Jochen,
You can also pass ANSI-Strings to the String constructor.
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didn't know that. never tried it.
PtrToStringANsi is only helpfull in converting "String" into ANSI! Not
vice-versa!
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MSDN doesn't think so :-)

<quote>
Copies all characters up to the first null from an unmanaged ANSI string to
a managed String. Widens each ANSI character to Unicode.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Shared Function PtrToStringAnsi(IntPtr) As
String
[C#] public static string PtrToStringAnsi(IntPtr);
</quote>

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Kind regards,
Bruno van Dooren
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Remove only "_nos_pam"
 
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