wrapper class for C++ in .net?

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I am having a C++ project. i would like to port it to a C#.NET project. I have done some research and I think the most popular way is to use pinvoke.

I dont know whether there are also other methods existed?

Thanks in advance.

That's a bit unlikely, you can't use pinvoke to use C++ classes. C++/CLI required. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2691325/c-cli-mixed-mode-dll-creation — Hans Passant, Dec 29 '11 at 21:38

Krizz · Answer 1 · 2011-12-29T22:31:35.833

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You can:

1) Rewrite the entire project in C#

2) Reuse several components using either:

P/Invoke to reuse unmanaged compiled code

or
C++/CLI to create wrapper classes

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answered Dec 29 '11 at 21:35

Krizz

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 29 '11 at 21:38

Well, plain P/Invoke is good to interface with C, but if you want to interop with some real C++ code, you would have to use something more sophisticated. With .NET, you can use C++/CLI. On Mono on and .NET you can use:

CXXI
SWIG

First option is less mature but seems to be more elegant.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 29 '11 at 21:35

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You could use C++/CLI to create wrapper classes.

answered Dec 29 '11 at 21:35

Yochai Timmer

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 29 '11 at 21:37

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You can also use SWIG.

answered Dec 29 '11 at 21:37

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