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lalelu
lalelu

Reputation: 103

Load a C-Dll in C# with struct array as parameter

I try to import functions from my C-Dll. A function has a struct array as a parameter. The struct will be filled in the function.

struct test
{
    int test1;
    int test2;
};

void FillStruct( struct test stTest[], int size)
{
    if(size == 2){
        stTest[0].test1 = 5;
        stTest[0].test2 = 5;

        stTest[1].test1 = 2;
        stTest[1].test2 = 2;
    }
}

The method FillStruct should be used in C#.

I think I have to create the struct in C#. Must I marshal the struct if I use memcpy in the Fillstruct?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 640

Answers (1)

Zotta
Zotta

Reputation: 2603

struct Test
{
    public int test1;
    public int test2;
}

[DllImport("mydll", CallingConvention = Cdecl)]
public static extern void FillStruct( Test[] stTest, int size);

[...]
var test = new Test[n];
FillStruct(test, test.Length);

I don't see the problem here. It does not matter what you do with the memory in your c code: as long as you don't cause buffer overflows, you can read, write an copy all you want. c# arrays are just the type and length of the array, followed by the data. When you use p/invoke with simple structs, a pointer to the first element in the original array will be passed to your c code.

Upvotes: 2

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