Converting IntPtr to HWND

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Edward Diener - 03 Oct 2004 06:51 GMT

How do I convert a System::IntPtr returned by .net as a handle to an actual
Win32 handle like an HWND ? Attempts to use static_cast<HWND>(anIntPtr) do
not work.

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Willy Denoyette [MVP] - 03 Oct 2004 10:29 GMT

Convert to void* before cast, like this:

HWND handle = static_cast<HWND>(anIntPtr.ToPointer());

Willy.

> How do I convert a System::IntPtr returned by .net as a handle to an
> actual
> Win32 handle like an HWND ? Attempts to use static_cast<HWND>(anIntPtr) do
> not work.

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