[Mono-list] Embedding Mono : Classes

[Robert Jordan]

Chris Howie wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Alex
> Kuster<x.passion.and.the.opera.x at gmail.com> wrote:
>> and, how do I take parameters in a internal function call ?
> 
> It's no different from P/Invoke, if you are familiar with that.  You
> are simply writing the P/Invoke target in your embedding app, instead
> of in a library.  Read up on P/Invoke, it will be very useful
> knowledge.
> 

There are more or less subtle differences between p/invoke
and icalls:

1) marshaling does not take place, e.g. a managed "string"
    must be declared as MonoString* in the icall signature.

2) struct return types are not supported.

3) when the icall is an instance method, the first
    argument ("this") of the icall must be a MonoObject*.
    Static methods does not have the "this" pointer.

Sample:

public class Test
{
	[MethodImpl ...]
	public extern void InstanceMethod(string s);

	[MethodImpl ...]
	public static extern void StaticMethod(string s);
}

C:


void InstanceMethod(MonoObject *this_ptr, MonoString *s)
{
}

void StaticMethod(MonoString *s)
{
}

mono_add_internal_call ("Test::InstanceMethod", &InstanceMethod);
mono_add_internal_call ("Test::StaticMethod", &StaticMethod);

Robert