C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern uint FormatMessage(uint dwFlags, IntPtr lpSource,
   uint dwMessageId, uint dwLanguageId, [Out] StringBuilder lpBuffer,
   uint nSize, IntPtr Arguments);

VB.Net Signature:

<DllImport("Kernel32.dll", EntryPoint:="FormatMessageW", SetLastError:=True, _
     CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.StdCall)>
     Public Shared Function FormatMessage(ByVal dwFlags As Integer, ByRef lpSource As IntPtr, _
     ByVal dwMessageId As Integer, ByVal dwLanguageId As Integer, ByRef lpBuffer As [String], _
     ByVal nSize As Integer, ByRef Arguments As IntPtr) As Integer
    End Function

User-Defined Types:

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Notes:

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Tips & Tricks:

This functionality is also given by System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception:

Win32Exception myEx=new Win32Exception(-2147467259);
Console.WriteLine(myEx.Message);

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