.NET Interop IntPtr vs. ref

Question

Probably a noob question but interop isn\'t one of my strong points yet.

Aside from limiting the number of overloads is there any reason I should declare my DllImpo

Answer 1

I don't see any drawbacks.

By-ref is often enough for simple type and simple structure.

IntPtr should be favored if the structure has a variable-size or if you want to do custom processing.