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anyone know of a tool that can convert c/c++ header to c#, i need to
convert a massive struct which is about 150 lines that has nested
structs and unions.
heres a sample of the struct.
*note* chopped off bits and pieces in the middile.
struct R_OMNI_LINK_MESSAGE {
unsigned char MessageLength;
union {
unsigned char Data[255];
struct {
unsigned char MessageType;
union {
struct {
unsigned char ItemType8;
unsigned char ItemName8[16];
};
struct {
unsigned char TimeDateValidFlag;
unsigned char AreaSecurityMode[8]; // index 0-7
struct {
unsigned char BatteryReading;
} ExpansionEnclosure[8]; // index 0-7
};
struct /* olmMESSAGE_STATUS */ {
unsigned char Data;
} MessageStatus[33];
struct {
unsigned char AreaNumber; // (1-8)
};
struct {
unsigned char UserCodeNumber;
};
}; // union
}; // struct
}; // union
};
Kids don't try this at home!
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There are no unions in C#.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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ok, how do i convert that to c#?
Kids don't try this at home!
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I'm not sure that you can, in a way I'd consider production safe. Why do you need to ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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doesnt matter if its safe or not...i just need it to work with c#, i have it partially converted but its giving me errors about [FieldOffset()] collisions and marshalling errors.
i need to convert this to c# so i can communicate with a piece of hardware, since i dont know enough c++, c# is the only way to go ;(
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savage_ wrote:
[FieldOffset()] collisions and marshalling errors.
Then you've found the methods I could suggest, I dunno how else you could do it. Excepting that perhaps you could store an object for each union, and then create objects that represent the possibilities that go inside. Honestly, I reckon it would be easier to learn a little C++.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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There is no tool that will do this for you. You'll have to code the thing by hand.
Since you haven't posted your C# code, it's impossible to tell you what you did wrong to generate that error. But, I'll take a guess at it.
Heath posted an example of how to simulate unions sometime last year. I grabbed this little piece of code from my archives:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
public struct INPUT{
[FieldOffset(0), MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int type;
[FieldOffset(4)] public MOUSEINPUT mi;
[FieldOffset(4)] public KEYBOARDINPUT ki;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct MOUSEINPUT{
public int dx;
public int dy;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int mouseData;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dwFlags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int time;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.SysUInt)] public IntPtr dwExtraInfo;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct KEYBOARDINPUT{
public short wVk;
public short wScan;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int dwFlags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] public int time;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.SysUInt)] public IntPtr dwExtraInfo;
}
The thing to remember is that your inital struct must be LayoutKind.Explicit. Also note the FieldOffsets! If you use LayoutKind.Sequential and try using overlapping FieldOffsets, you'll get the collision exception.
Also, you're going to have to learn a little C++ to do this anyway. Since C++ types and .NET types of the same names don't exactly match in size or function.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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what i dont understand is the offsets. heres where im getting stuck:
struct R_OMNI_LINK_MESSAGE {
unsigned char messagelength // offset 0
unionX {
unsigned char data[255] // offset 4?
struct { // this struct has no name?
unsigned char messagetype // since its inside union this ones offset is 4?
unionY {
struct { // NAME_DATA
unsigned char itemtype // offset ??
} // struct name_data
} // unionY
} // struct
} // unionX
} // r_omni_link_message
this is my c# code for the above bit of code
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)]
public struct R_OMNI_LINK_MESSAGE
{
[FieldOffset(0)] public int MessageLength;
[FieldOffset(4)][MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst=255)] public string Data;
[FieldOffset(??)] public int MessageType;
//olmNAME_DATA (8 bit)
[FieldOffset(??)][MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string ItemType8;
[FieldOffset(??)][MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string ItemNumber8;
[FieldOffset(??)][MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr, SizeConst=16)] public string ItemName8;
?? i dont know the offsets
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The field offsets are just how many bytes into the structure that field starts. What these values are depends on the original structure. Usually, the field offsets put the field immediately after the last one, accounting for the size (in bytes) of the previous fields.
In your example, the first field is an unsigned char, called messagelength, at, obviously, offset 0 from the start of the structure. Since the C++ char type is usually a single byte, the next field would probably be at offset 1, accounting for the size of the fields before it.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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i am enhancing a image button.... i found this web page but dun reali understand.... can someone teach me how to use it?
http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?forumid=1649
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You've given a link back to this forum. What are you trying to do ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/XCtrls.asp
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Looks like a good article to me, what don't you understand ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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hmmm.....i wanted to use this but my supervisor juz came to me and say this is not wat she want....
so for my image button i used this
imageButton1.Image = new
Bitmap(Assembly.GetExcutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("register.png"))
but there is error for this...the first Assembly
-->The type or namespace name 'Assembly' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
:sorry im really veri bad at programming.... so im reali lost
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Serenena wrote:
sorry im really veri bad at programming.... so im reali lost
How do you come to be doing it for a job then ?
You need using System.Reflection at the top of your code.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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actually im onli a student..... this my project...thanks alot
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Ah... OK. Sorry. That's one reason why you shouldn't use code from the web then.
All the functions you can use exist in namespaces, and you either need to explicity state where they are, or the using statement tells the compiler to look there when working out what your code means. msdn.microsoft.com is the microsoft help site, check there first for any calls if you don't know how to use them ( then ask here, of course ).
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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okie thanks alot.... i think i need lots of help from u later on...
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Glad to hear it, that's what I am here for 
BTW, I was in Singapore a month ago for an MVP conference, it's a beautiful place. and in Sentosa, I got to kiss a dolphin. Something I'll never forget.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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 You do have a wife/girlfriend, right? I hope you remember kissing her for the first time!
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
You do have a wife/girlfriend, right?
Yep, married 12 years.
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
I hope you remember kissing her for the first time!
Yeah, but the dolphin was a better kisser....
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Christian Graus wrote:
Yeah, but the dolphin was a better kisser....
1st base that fast! Does your wife know about this?
Hey! I hear the dolphins in Florida and the Bahamas are even better kissers and just as easy! 
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
1st base that fast! Does your wife know about this?
Hell, yes. I got two fridge magnets made and gave one to my mother in law, so where-ever she is, she's reminded of it. She's SO jealous.
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
Hey! I hear the dolphins in Florida and the Bahamas are even better kissers and just as easy!
Is Florida between Texas and Seattle ? I could check it out in Sept.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Christian Graus wrote:
She's SO jealous.
That's stickin' it to the in-laws! I like it!
Christian Graus wrote:
Is Florida between Texas and Seattle ? I could check it out in Sept.
Na. Texas is about 1,200 miles southeast of Seattle. The main part of Florida is about another 800 miles east of Texas. It kind of looks like the penis of the United States...hangs low, points at Cuba.
RageInTheMachine9532
"...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
The main part of Florida is about another 800 miles east of Texas.
OK - on my 'not this time' list then.
Dave Kreskowiak wrote:
It kind of looks like the penis of the United States...hangs low, points at Cuba.
LOL - are you saying they all point to Cuba ? I'll admit, South American chicks can be pretty hot.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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