VB.net equivalent of C++ Code

Question

What is the VB.net equivalent of the following code:

extern void * PASCAL EXPORT rclib_get_alarmmsg( int type, int num );

Particularly I want to know what the * does. I assume it's some kind of ByRef business but I don't know!

Just to give a bit more context, the following code:

extern short PASCAL EXPORT rclib_set_alarm(short ,short mactype = 0);

roughly translates to:

Declare Function rclib_set_alarm Lib "rbcutlib.dll" (ByVal FlibHndl As Short) As Short

So basically I'm trying to do the same translation with the first line of code but I'm not sure what the implications of the void and * are.

void and * mean that you are looking to return a pointer of any type - as long as your are returning a pointer to something. — user142650
– user142650, Commented Sep 17, 2013 at 5:45

mugiseyebrows · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-17 06:31:24Z

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void* is IntPtr. rclib_get_alarmmsg return pointer to some structure (alarmmsg). void* is type-unsafe pointer.

answered Sep 17, 2013 at 6:31

mugiseyebrows

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