A library intended to contain all P/Invoke method signatures for popular operating systems. Think of it as http://pinvoke.net, but proven to compile and work properly, and often with sample usage in the form of unit tests.
Install the NuGet package(s) for the DLLs you want to P/Invoke into. For example, if you want to P/Invoke into Win32's BCrypt.dll, install this package:
Install-Package PInvoke.BCryptThen import the following namespaces, as demonstrated below (if using C# 6):
using PInvoke;
using static PInvoke.BCrypt; // Supported in C# 6 (VS2015) and later.This will allow you to conveniently call these methods directly by method name:
var error = BCryptOpenAlgorithm(AlgorithmIdentifiers.BCRYPT_SHA256_ALGORITHM); // C# 6 syntax
var error = BCrypt.BCryptOpenAlgorithm(BCrypt.AlgorithmIdentifiers.BCRYPT_SHA256_ALGORITHM); // C# 5 syntaxProvide a slightly higher than lowest level API for P/Invoke signatures.
For example, instead of IntPtr parameters and uint flags, you'll see SafeHandle-derived
types as parameters and flags enum types. API documentation will be provided via XML doc comments
for easy reading with Intellisense, along with links to the describing pages on MSDN
or elsewhere as applicable.
This is a portable library so you can use it anywhere.
This library should be available on NuGet for easy consumption by your projects. You may also copy and paste the P/Invoke signatures you need directly into your projects if desired.
Packages:
| Library | Package name | NuGet | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| advapi32.dll | PInvoke.AdvApi32 |
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Windows Advanced Services |
| bcrypt.dll | PInvoke.BCrypt |
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Windows Cryptography API: Next Generation |
| gdi32.dll | PInvoke.Gdi32 |
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Windows Graphics Device Interface |
| hid.dll | PInvoke.Hid |
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Windows Human Interface Devices |
| kernel32.dll | PInvoke.Kernel32 |
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Windows Kernel API |
| mscoree.dll | PInvoke.MSCorEE |
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.NET Framework CLR host |
| ncrypt.dll | PInvoke.NCrypt |
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Windows Cryptography API: Next Generation |
| psapi.dll | PInvoke.Psapi |
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Windows Process Status API |
| setupapi.dll | PInvoke.SetupApi |
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Windows setup API |
| user32.dll | PInvoke.User32 |
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Windows User Interface |
Check out the P/Invoke coverage we have for each library.
Please consider contributing more P/Invoke method signatures to this project. Once you contribute, you can immediately consume your additions without waiting for another public release of the library.