.net Framework Solutions: In Search Of The Lost Win32 Api
by John Paul Mueller /
2002 / English / PDF
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If you've begun programming using Microsoft's .NET Framework,
you've discovered a lot of new and improved functionality. But,
more than likely, you've also discovered a lot of missing
functionality. Indeed, a third of the functions supported by the
old Win32 API are not yet supported by .NET. Although you may not
at first notice the loss of Win32 API functionality in .NET, the
more you program, the more you'll realize how essential it is. As a
programmer, you will not want to do without these solutions.
If you've begun programming using Microsoft's .NET Framework,
you've discovered a lot of new and improved functionality. But,
more than likely, you've also discovered a lot of missing
functionality. Indeed, a third of the functions supported by the
old Win32 API are not yet supported by .NET. Although you may not
at first notice the loss of Win32 API functionality in .NET, the
more you program, the more you'll realize how essential it is. As a
programmer, you will not want to do without these solutions.
.NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API is one
more thing you can't do without: a complete guide to your options
for dealing with the functionality missing from .NET. As you'll
learn, some functions are handily situated within Visual Basic or
C#. In most cases, however, you'll need to access the old Win32 API
from the .NET Framework. This is demanding work, but this book
makes it easy, walking you through every step and paying special
attention to the work of managing memory manually--the most
error-prone part of the process.
.NET Framework Solutions: In Search of the Lost Win32 API is one
more thing you can't do without: a complete guide to your options
for dealing with the functionality missing from .NET. As you'll
learn, some functions are handily situated within Visual Basic or
C#. In most cases, however, you'll need to access the old Win32 API
from the .NET Framework. This is demanding work, but this book
makes it easy, walking you through every step and paying special
attention to the work of managing memory manually--the most
error-prone part of the process.
The topics covered inside are as varied as the missing
functionality: direct hardware access, low-level security control,
certain aspects of OS access, support for multimedia and utilities,
and DirectX. You also get hard-to-find information on COM access,
plus a collection of examples--dealing with DirectX and the MMC
Snap-ins--that unite COM and Win32 access in especially
illuminating ways.
The topics covered inside are as varied as the missing
functionality: direct hardware access, low-level security control,
certain aspects of OS access, support for multimedia and utilities,
and DirectX. You also get hard-to-find information on COM access,
plus a collection of examples--dealing with DirectX and the MMC
Snap-ins--that unite COM and Win32 access in especially
illuminating ways.
Over time, you can expect to see the .NET Framework expanded to
include much of what it now lacks. But your programming tasks can't
wait, and .NET Framework Solutions makes you productive--today.
Over time, you can expect to see the .NET Framework expanded to
include much of what it now lacks. But your programming tasks can't
wait, and .NET Framework Solutions makes you productive--today.
