[Mono-list] GC and Mono API (C)

[Robert Jordan]

Maciej Piechotka wrote:
> I write some glue between program and plugins in dlls.
> I do not know (and documentation I found was not helpful) what should I do:
> 
> - To prevent freeing some Objects/Class (I have to keep references to
> them)


See the mono_gchandle_* () functions in object.h. The API is
similar to System.InteropServices.GCHandle.

http://www.go-mono.com/docs/index.aspx?link=xhtml%3adeploy%2fmono-api-gchandle.html

> 
> - To unref returned array (I don't need it any more).
> 

You don't need to unref it. That's the job of the GC.

Robert