Creating simple c++.net wrapper. Step-by-step

Question

I\'ve a c++ project. I admit that I\'m a complete ZERO in c++. But still I need to write a c++.net wrapper so I could work with an unmanaged c++ library using it. So what I

Answer 1

You need to use p/invoke from .NET to talk to your unmanaged DLL.

Essentially you create a function header for each function you want to call in your unmanaged DLL, and tell .NET which DLL the function lives in, then just call that function like any other in your .NET wrapper.

You shouldn't even need any C++ knowledge - as long as you know the function definition of the functions in your unmanaged DLL, and the correct datatypes.