Managed C++ Method naming

Question

I'm using managed c++ to implement a method that returns a string. I declare the method in my header file using the following signature:

String^ GetWindowText()

However, when I'm using this method from C#, the signature is:

string GetWindowTextW();

How do I get rid of the extra "W" at the end of the method's name?

Answer 1

To get around the preprocessor hackery of the Windows header files, declare it like this:

#undef GetWindowText
String^ GetWindowText()

Note that, if you actually use the Win32 or MFC GetWindowText() routines in your code, you'll need to either redefine the macro or call them as GetWindowTextW().

Answer 2

GetWindowText is a win32 api call that is aliased via a macro to GetWindowTextW in your C++ project.

Try adding #undef GetWindowText to you C++ project.

Answer 3

Not Managed c++ but C++/CLI for the .net platform. A set of Microsoft extensions to C++ for use with their .Net system.

Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ http://www.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#CppCLI

C++/CLI is not C++, don't tag it as such. Txs