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Writing a Win32 DLL in VC++
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Im learning to write a DLL in Win32 C++ and I've found that its pretty straightforward 
I just have a few questions:
1.) Do I have to have a DllMain function?
2.) Why do some functions look like this:
And some look like this:
What are the differences?
Thank you.
I just have a few questions:1.) Do I have to have a DllMain function?
2.) Why do some functions look like this:
C++ Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
And some look like this:
C++ Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)
What are the differences?
Thank you.
You can have a DLL without DllMain function. Its purpose is for Windows to notify your DLL of various events that might be of interest to it, e.g. whenever another EXE or DLL loads it etc.
_declspec (dllexport) is a Microsoft specific extension for the compiler to tell it to export your function "bla", so that other DLLs and EXEs can link to it and use it. Other way to accompilsh the same is to use the DEF file and specify your exports there.
void _stdcall bla() is just a normal function visible to your DLL only. _stdcall is specifying standard (or PASCAL) calling convention (as opposed to _cdecl or C calling convention).
_declspec (dllexport) is a Microsoft specific extension for the compiler to tell it to export your function "bla", so that other DLLs and EXEs can link to it and use it. Other way to accompilsh the same is to use the DEF file and specify your exports there.
void _stdcall bla() is just a normal function visible to your DLL only. _stdcall is specifying standard (or PASCAL) calling convention (as opposed to _cdecl or C calling convention).
Ah, thanks. So if i specify _stdCall, then other programs can't use it? And if i use _declspec (dllexport) then other programs can use it? AND THEN if I just make it a function w/o either of those, and put it in a definition file, then its the same as doing _declspec (dllexport)?
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Originally Posted by MitchellH
Ah, thanks. So if i specify _stdCall, then other programs can't use it? And if i use _declspec (dllexport) then other programs can use it? AND THEN if I just make it a function w/o either of those, and put it in a definition file, then its the same as doing _declspec (dllexport)?
_declspec (dllexport) void _stdcall foo(int a, int b); or
_declspec (dllexport) void _cdecl foo(int a, int b); or
_declspec (dllexport) void foo(int a, int b); - uses compiler default
You should check your compiler documentation for the explanation of calling conventions.
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