MFC C++/CLR wrapper

Question

Hello! I've been doing some extensive research and writing cursory code to get more familiar with creating a C++/CLR wrapper so I can access MFC methods from my WinForms C# application. A while back I was able to successfully create an interop DLL which I used to facilitate requests to an ActiveX C++ .exe out of process application which was created using MFC. Now, I'd like to completely bypass using the ActiveX .exe and create wrappers to call the MFC methods directly. First question .. Besides porting the C++ code over to .Net which would be extremely time consuming, is the creation of the wrappers ideal? Secondly .. Any other alternatives beside creating the wrappers? Third. Any tutorials outlining this process specific to creating a C++/CLR wrapper so the user can access MFC methods? Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi,

First question .. Besides porting the C++ code over to .Net which would be extremely time consuming, is the creation of the wrappers ideal? Secondly .. Any other alternatives beside creating the wrappers?

Yes, it is possible to use C++/CLI to write a managed wrapper for native C++ code. This wrapper (a DLL) can be consumed by a WinForms C#.

Third. Any tutorials outlining this process specific to creating a C++/CLR wrapper so the user can access MFC methods?

About C++/CLI wrapper for native C++ to use as reference in C#, I suggest you could refer to the links:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10223186/c-cli-wrapper-for-native-c-to-use-as-reference-in-c-sharp/10223965

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25342536/calling-mfc-dialog-from-c-sharp-net

Best Regards,

Jeanine

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