C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern bool GetUserObjectInformation(IntPtr hObj, int nIndex,
   [Out] byte [] pvInfo, uint nLength, out uint lpnLengthNeeded);

VB.NET Signature:

  <DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
  Private Shared Function GetUserObjectInformation(ByVal hObj As IntPtr, ByVal nIndex As Int32, ByRef pvInfo As Byte(), <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)> ByVal nLength As Int32, <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.I4)> ByRef lpnLengthNeeded As Int32) As Boolean
  End Function

User-Defined Types:

None.

VB.NET Notes:

This line is required at the top of the code module for the 'MarshalAs' attribute:

  Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

nIndex constant values:

  Private Const UOI_FLAGS = 1
  Private Const UOI_NAME = 2
  Private Const UOI_TYPE = 3
  Private Const UOI_USER_SID = 4

C# Notes:

nIndex constant values

  private const int UOI_FLAGS = 1;
  private const int UOI_NAME = 2;
  private const int UOI_TYPE = 3;
  private const int UOI_USER_SID = 4;

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