PinvokeLib.dll

The following code defines the library functions provided by Pinvoke.dll. Many samples described in this section call this library.

Example

// PInvokeLib.cpp : Defines the entry point for the DLL application.
//

#define PINVOKELIB_EXPORTS
#include "PInvokeLib.h"

#include <strsafe.h>
#include <objbase.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#pragma comment(lib,"ole32.lib")

BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HANDLE hModule,
                       DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
                       LPVOID lpReserved )
{
    switch (ul_reason_for_call)
    {
        case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
        case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
        case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
        case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
            break;
    }

    return TRUE;
}

//******************************************************************
// This is the constructor of a class that has been exported.
CTestClass::CTestClass()
{
    m_member = 1;
}

int CTestClass::DoSomething( int i )
{
    return i*i + m_member;
}

PINVOKELIB_API CTestClass* CreateTestClass()
{
    return new CTestClass();
}

PINVOKELIB_API void DeleteTestClass( CTestClass* instance )
{
    delete instance;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfInts( int* pArray, int size )
{
    int result = 0;

    for ( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
    {
        result += pArray[ i ];
        pArray[i] += 100;
    }
    return result;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestRefArrayOfInts( int** ppArray, int* pSize )
{
    int result = 0;

    // CoTaskMemAlloc must be used instead of the new operator
    // because code on the managed side will call Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem
    // to free this memory.

    int* newArray = (int*)CoTaskMemAlloc( sizeof(int) * 5 );

    for ( int i = 0; i < *pSize; i++ )
    {
        result += (*ppArray)[i];
    }

    for ( int j = 0; j < 5; j++ )
    {
        newArray[j] = (*ppArray)[j] + 100;
    }

    CoTaskMemFree( *ppArray );
    *ppArray = newArray;
    *pSize = 5;

    return result;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestMatrixOfInts( int pMatrix[][COL_DIM], int row )
{
    int result = 0;

    for ( int i = 0; i < row; i++ )
    {
        for ( int j = 0; j < COL_DIM; j++ )
        {
            result += pMatrix[i][j];
            pMatrix[i][j] += 100;
        }
    }
    return result;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfStrings( char* ppStrArray[], int count )
{
    int result = 0;
    STRSAFE_LPSTR temp;
    size_t len;
    const size_t alloc_size = sizeof(char) * 10;

    for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
    {
        len = 0;
        StringCchLengthA( ppStrArray[i], STRSAFE_MAX_CCH, &len );
        result += len;

        temp = (STRSAFE_LPSTR)CoTaskMemAlloc( alloc_size );
        StringCchCopyA( temp, alloc_size, (STRSAFE_LPCSTR)"123456789" );

       // CoTaskMemFree must be used instead of delete to free memory.

       CoTaskMemFree( ppStrArray[i] );
       ppStrArray[i] = (char *) temp;
   }

   return result;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfStructs( MYPOINT* pPointArray, int size )
{
    int result = 0;
    MYPOINT* pCur = pPointArray;

    for ( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
    {
        result += pCur->x + pCur->y;
        pCur->y = 0;
        pCur++;
    }

    return result;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestStructInStruct( MYPERSON2* pPerson2 )
{
    size_t len = 0;

    StringCchLengthA( pPerson2->person->last, STRSAFE_MAX_CCH, &len );
    len = sizeof(char) * ( len + 2 ) + 1;

    STRSAFE_LPSTR temp = (STRSAFE_LPSTR)CoTaskMemAlloc( len );
    StringCchCopyA( temp, len, (STRSAFE_LPSTR)"Mc" );
    StringCbCatA( temp, len, (STRSAFE_LPSTR)pPerson2->person->last );

    CoTaskMemFree( pPerson2->person->last );
    pPerson2->person->last = (char *)temp;

    return pPerson2->age;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfStructs2( MYPERSON* pPersonArray, int size )
{
    int result = 0;
    MYPERSON* pCur = pPersonArray;
    STRSAFE_LPSTR temp;
    size_t len;

    for ( int i = 0; i < size; i++ )
    {
        len = 0;
        StringCchLengthA( pCur->first, STRSAFE_MAX_CCH, &len );
        len++;
        result += len;
        len = 0;
        StringCchLengthA( pCur->last, STRSAFE_MAX_CCH, &len );
        len++;
        result += len;

        len = sizeof(char) * ( len + 2 );
        temp = (STRSAFE_LPSTR)CoTaskMemAlloc( len );
        StringCchCopyA( temp, len, (STRSAFE_LPCSTR)"Mc" );
        StringCbCatA( temp, len, (STRSAFE_LPCSTR)pCur->last );
        result += 2;

        // CoTaskMemFree must be used instead of delete to free memory.
        CoTaskMemFree( pCur->last );
        pCur->last = (char *)temp;
        pCur++;
   }

   return result;
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestStructInStruct3( MYPERSON3 person3 )
{
    printf( "\n\nperson passed by value:\n" );
    printf( "first = %s last = %s age = %i\n\n",
            person3.person.first,
            person3.person.last,
            person3.age );
}

//*********************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestUnion( MYUNION u, int type )
{
    if ( ( type != 1 ) && ( type != 2 ) )
    {
        return;
    }
    if ( type == 1 )
    {
        printf( "\n\ninteger passed: %i", u.i );
    }
    else if ( type == 2 )
    {
        printf( "\n\ndouble passed: %f", u.d );
    }
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestUnion2( MYUNION2 u, int type )
{
    if ( ( type != 1 ) && ( type != 2 ) )
    {
        return;
    }
    if ( type == 1 )
    {
        printf( "\n\ninteger passed: %i", u.i );
    }
    else if ( type == 2 )
    {
        printf( "\n\nstring passed: %s", u.str );
    }
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestCallBack( FPTR pf, int value )
{
    printf( "\nReceived value: %i", value );
    printf( "\nPassing to callback..." );
    bool res = (*pf)(value);

    if ( res )
    {
        printf( "Callback returned true.\n" );
    }
    else
    {
        printf( "Callback returned false.\n" );
    }
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestCallBack2( FPTR2 pf2, char* value )
{
    printf( "\nReceived value: %s", value );
    printf( "\nPassing to callback..." );
    bool res = (*pf2)(value);

    if ( res )
    {
        printf( "Callback2 returned true.\n" );
    }
    else
    {
        printf( "Callback2 returned false.\n" );
    }
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestStringInStruct( MYSTRSTRUCT* pStruct )
{
    wprintf( L"\nUnicode buffer content: %s\n", pStruct->buffer );

    // Assuming that the buffer is big enough.
    StringCbCatW( pStruct->buffer, pStruct->size, (STRSAFE_LPWSTR)L"++" );
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestStringInStructAnsi( MYSTRSTRUCT2* pStruct )
{
    printf( "\nAnsi buffer content: %s\n", pStruct->buffer );

    // Assuming that the buffer is big enough.
    StringCbCatA( (STRSAFE_LPSTR) pStruct->buffer, pStruct->size, (STRSAFE_LPSTR)"++" );
}

//******************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestOutArrayOfStructs( int* pSize, MYSTRSTRUCT2** ppStruct )
{
    const int cArraySize = 5;
    *pSize = 0;
    *ppStruct = (MYSTRSTRUCT2*)CoTaskMemAlloc( cArraySize * sizeof( MYSTRSTRUCT2 ));

    if ( ppStruct != NULL )
    {
        MYSTRSTRUCT2* pCurStruct = *ppStruct;
        LPSTR buffer;
        *pSize = cArraySize;

        STRSAFE_LPCSTR teststr = "***";
        size_t len = 0;
        StringCchLengthA(teststr, STRSAFE_MAX_CCH, &len);
        len++;

        for ( int i = 0; i < cArraySize; i++, pCurStruct++ )
        {
            pCurStruct->size = len;
            buffer = (LPSTR)CoTaskMemAlloc( len );
            StringCchCopyA( buffer, len, teststr );
            pCurStruct->buffer = (char *)buffer;
        }
    }
}

//************************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API char * TestStringAsResult()
{

    const size_t alloc_size = 64;
    STRSAFE_LPSTR result = (STRSAFE_LPSTR)CoTaskMemAlloc( alloc_size );
    STRSAFE_LPCSTR teststr = "This is return value";
    StringCchCopyA( result, alloc_size, teststr );

    return (char *) result;
}

//************************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void SetData( DataType typ, void* object )
{
    switch ( typ )
    {
        case DT_I2: printf( "Short %i\n", *((short*)object) ); break;
        case DT_I4: printf( "Long %i\n", *((long*)object) ); break;
        case DT_R4: printf( "Float %f\n", *((float*)object) ); break;
        case DT_R8: printf( "Double %f\n", *((double*)object) ); break;
        case DT_STR: printf( "String %s\n", (char*)object ); break;
        default: printf( "Unknown type" ); break;
    }
}

//************************************************************************
PINVOKELIB_API void TestArrayInStruct( MYARRAYSTRUCT* pStruct )
{
    pStruct->flag = true;
    pStruct->vals[0] += 100;
    pStruct->vals[1] += 100;
    pStruct->vals[2] += 100;
}

// PInvokeLib.h : The header file for the DLL application.
//

#pragma once

#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>

// The following ifdef block is the standard way of creating macros which make exporting
// from a DLL simpler. All files within this DLL are compiled with the PINVOKELIB_EXPORTS
// symbol defined on the command line. this symbol should not be defined on any project
// that uses this DLL. This way any other project whose source files include this file see
// PINVOKELIB_API functions as being imported from a DLL, wheras this DLL sees symbols
// defined with this macro as being exported.
#ifdef PINVOKELIB_EXPORTS
#define PINVOKELIB_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define PINVOKELIB_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif

// Define the test structures

typedef struct _MYPOINT
{
    int x;
    int y;
} MYPOINT;

typedef struct _MYPERSON
{
    char* first;
    char* last;
} MYPERSON;

typedef struct _MYPERSON2
{
    MYPERSON* person;
    int age;
} MYPERSON2;

typedef struct _MYPERSON3
{
    MYPERSON person;
    int age;
} MYPERSON3;

union MYUNION
{
    int i;
    double d;
};

union MYUNION2
{
    int i;
    char str[128];
};

typedef struct _MYSTRSTRUCT
{
    wchar_t* buffer;
    UINT size;
} MYSTRSTRUCT;

typedef struct _MYSTRSTRUCT2
{
    char* buffer;
    UINT size;
} MYSTRSTRUCT2;

typedef struct _MYARRAYSTRUCT
{
    bool flag;
    int vals[3];
} MYARRAYSTRUCT;

// constants and pointer definitions

const int COL_DIM = 5;

typedef bool (CALLBACK *FPTR)( int i );

typedef bool (CALLBACK *FPTR2)( char* str );

// Data type codes
enum DataType
{
    DT_I2 = 1,
    DT_I4,
    DT_R4,
    DT_R8,
    DT_STR
};

// This is an exported class.
class PINVOKELIB_API CTestClass
{
public:
    CTestClass( void );
    int DoSomething( int i );

private:
    int m_member;
};

// Exports for PInvokeLib.dll

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

PINVOKELIB_API CTestClass* CreateTestClass();

PINVOKELIB_API void DeleteTestClass( CTestClass* instance );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfInts( int* pArray, int size );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestRefArrayOfInts( int** ppArray, int* pSize );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestMatrixOfInts( int pMatrix[][COL_DIM], int row );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfStrings( char* ppStrArray[], int size );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfStructs( MYPOINT* pPointArray, int size );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestArrayOfStructs2( MYPERSON* pPersonArray, int size );

PINVOKELIB_API int TestStructInStruct( MYPERSON2* pPerson2 );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestStructInStruct3( MYPERSON3 person3 );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestUnion( MYUNION u, int type );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestUnion2( MYUNION2 u, int type );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestCallBack( FPTR pf, int value );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestCallBack2( FPTR2 pf2, char* value );

// buffer is an in/out param
PINVOKELIB_API void TestStringInStruct( MYSTRSTRUCT* pStruct );

// buffer is in/out param
PINVOKELIB_API void TestStringInStructAnsi( MYSTRSTRUCT2* pStruct );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestOutArrayOfStructs( int* pSize, MYSTRSTRUCT2** ppStruct );

PINVOKELIB_API char* TestStringAsResult();

PINVOKELIB_API void SetData( DataType typ, void* object );

PINVOKELIB_API void TestArrayInStruct( MYARRAYSTRUCT* pStruct );

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

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