What is the best case for accessing managed code from unmanaged code?

[Bae,Hyun-jik]

Hi,

What is the best case for accessing managed code from unmanaged C++ code,
considering that the unmanaged code doesn't have managed extension?

Please reply.
Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Hyun-jik Bae

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Hi,

What is the best case for accessing managed code from unmanaged C++ code,
considering that the unmanaged code doesn't have managed extension?

See the CLR hosting APIs.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/03/clr/default.aspx, for
example.

Using Managed Extensions is a far better choice in most cases.

-cd

 

[Nishant Sivakumar]

In addition to Carl's suggestions, you could also look at CCW.

 

[Marcus Heege]

In addition to that, you can also use pointers to managed functions with
unmanaged calling conventions.

A standard case of this is virtual functions of native classes implemented
in managed code. Other cases exist as well.

Marcus Heege

 

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

In addition to that, you can also use pointers to managed functions
with unmanaged calling conventions.

A standard case of this is virtual functions of native classes
implemented in managed code. Other cases exist as well.

.... but only through the use of Managed Extensions for C++, which the OP
specifically didn't want to use.

-cd