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Creating delegate from a function pointer

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This tip shows you how to create a delegate from a C++ function pointer
C#
//Assume you have managed to somehow pass a function pointer from C++ as Cplussplusfunctionptr to C#. In my case I was lucky, becoz I had managed C++ as a mid layer to convert void* to IntPtr;

IntPtr func = Cplussplusfunctionptr;

GuiFactoryOnNotify delegateOnNotify = (GuiFactoryOnNotify)Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer
                (func, typeof(GuiFactoryOnNotify)); 


Thanks to cory nelson in stack overflow for the original tip.

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QuestionCalling Service written in C, from C# Pin
Muneeb R. Baig4-Jul-11 11:54
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AnswerRe: Calling Service written in C, from C# Pin
Mukit, Ataul4-Jul-11 19:44
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QuestionRe: Calling Service written in C, from C# Pin
Muneeb R. Baig4-Jul-11 19:58
Muneeb R. Baig4-Jul-11 19:58 
Thanks for the reply.
Lemme explain a bit further:
I have a running application (written in C) exposing some normal and call back functions. What I have managed was able to refer the LIB/TLB to my C# application and call the functions, using DllImport and this is done using the application executable from the same folder of my C# application.

As the application is already running under Windows, I think I need some IPC kind of thing in order to directly communicate to the Running Instance of the application.
-muneeb
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AnswerRe: Calling Service written in C, from C# Pin
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