C# Signature:

[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
static extern int LCMapStringEx(
     string lpLocaleName,        //  LPCWSTR      lpLocaleName
     uint dwMapFlags,        //  DWORD        dwMapFlags
     string lpSrcStr,        //  LPCWSTR      lpSrcStr
     int cchSrc,             //  int          cchSrc
     [Out]
     IntPtr lpDestStr,           //  LPWSTR       lpDestStr
     int cchDest,            //  int          cchDest
     IntPtr lpVersionInformation,    //  LPNLSVERSIONINFO lpVersionInformation
     IntPtr lpReserved,          //  LPVOID       lpReserved
     IntPtr sortHandle);         //  LPARAM       sortHandle

VB Signature:

Declare Function LCMapStringEx Lib "kernel32.dll" (TODO) As TODO

User-Defined Types:

None.

[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern int LCMapString(uint Locale, uint dwMapFlags, string lpSrcStr,
   int cchSrc, [Out] StringBuilder lpDestStr, int cchDest);

C# Signature:

[DllImport("Kernel32.dll")]

static extern int LCMapStringW(int Locale, uint dwMapFlags,

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]string lpSrcStr, int cchSrc,

[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpDestStr, int cchDest);

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User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

if designed to run only on Windows Vista and later.

None.

lpVersionInformation must be null.

lpReserved must be null.

sortHandle must be zero.

Tips & Tricks:

Please add some!

Use LCMapStringEx instead

Sample Code:

public static string ToLower(string src)
{
     string nResult = src;

     int nLen, nSize;

     uint dwMapFlags = LCMAP_LOWERCASE;
     IntPtr ptr, pZero = IntPtr.Zero;

     nLen = src.Length;
     nSize = LCMapStringEx(LOCALE_NAME_SYSTEM_DEFAULT, dwMapFlags, src, nLen, IntPtr.Zero, 0, pZero, pZero, pZero);
     if (nSize > 0)
     {
     nSize = nSize * sizeof(char);
     ptr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(nSize);
     try
     {
         nSize = LCMapStringEx(LOCALE_NAME_SYSTEM_DEFAULT, dwMapFlags, src, nLen, ptr, nSize, pZero, pZero, pZero);
         if (nSize > 0) nResult = Marshal.PtrToStringUni(ptr, nSize);
     }
     finally
     {
         Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptr);
     }
     }

     return nResult;
}

public static string MapChinese(string oriString, bool toSimpliedChinese)

{

  System.Globalization.CultureInfo ci = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
  uint mapFlag = (toSimpliedChinese ? LCMAP_SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE : LCMAP_TRADITIONAL_CHINESE);

  string retStr = new string(' ', oriString.Length);
  LCMapStringW(ci.LCID, mapFlag, oriString, oriString.Length, retStr, retStr.Length);
  return retStr;

}

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