NativeLibrary.TryLoad Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.InteropServices

Assembly:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.dll

Overloads

TryLoad(String, IntPtr)	Provides a simple API for loading a native library and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.
TryLoad(String, Assembly, Nullable<DllImportSearchPath>, IntPtr)	Provides a high-level API that loads a native library and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.

TryLoad(String, IntPtr)

Source:

NativeLibrary.cs

Provides a simple API for loading a native library and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.

public:
 static bool TryLoad(System::String ^ libraryPath, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] IntPtr % handle);

public static bool TryLoad (string libraryPath, out IntPtr handle);

static member TryLoad : string * nativeint -> bool

Public Shared Function TryLoad (libraryPath As String, ByRef handle As IntPtr) As Boolean

Parameters

libraryPath

String

The name of the native library to be loaded.

handle

IntPtr

nativeint

When the method returns, the OS handle of the loaded native library.

Returns

Boolean

true if the native library was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

libraryPath is null.

TryLoad(String, Assembly, Nullable<DllImportSearchPath>, IntPtr)

Source:

NativeLibrary.cs

Provides a high-level API that loads a native library and returns a value that indicates whether the operation succeeded.

public:
 static bool TryLoad(System::String ^ libraryName, System::Reflection::Assembly ^ assembly, Nullable<System::Runtime::InteropServices::DllImportSearchPath> searchPath, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] IntPtr % handle);

public static bool TryLoad (string libraryName, System.Reflection.Assembly assembly, System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportSearchPath? searchPath, out IntPtr handle);

static member TryLoad : string * System.Reflection.Assembly * Nullable<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportSearchPath> * nativeint -> bool

Public Shared Function TryLoad (libraryName As String, assembly As Assembly, searchPath As Nullable(Of DllImportSearchPath), ByRef handle As IntPtr) As Boolean

Parameters

libraryName

String

The name of the native library to be loaded.

assembly

Assembly

The assembly loading the native library.

searchPath

Nullable<DllImportSearchPath>

The search path.

handle

IntPtr

nativeint

When the method returns, the OS handle of the loaded native library.

Returns

Boolean

true if the native library was loaded successfully; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

libraryPath or assembly is null.

ArgumentException

assembly is not a RuntimeAssembly.