C# Signature:

[DllImport("Kernel32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr CreateConsoleScreenBuffer(
     UInt32 dwDesiredAccess,
     UInt32 dwShareMode,
     IntPtr secutiryAttributes,
     UInt32 flags,
     [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] UInt32 screenBufferData
     );

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace Namepace
{
     class Class
     {
    [DllImport("Kernel32.dll")]
    private static extern IntPtr CreateConsoleScreenBuffer(
        UInt32 dwDesiredAccess,
        UInt32 dwShareMode,
        IntPtr secutiryAttributes,
        UInt32 flags,
        [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)] UInt32 screenBufferData
        );

    (...)

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        IntPtr ptr = CreateConsoleScreenBuffer(0, 0x00000001, IntPtr.Zero, 1, 0);

        // Verifying the PInvoke worked.
        Int32 err = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error();
        if (err != 0)
        {
        Console.WriteLine("Error: {0}", err);
        throw new System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception(err);
        }
    }

Alternative Managed API:

None. Console Managed class does not have buffer manipulation.

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