C# Signature:
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern bool ReadFile(IntPtr hFile, byte[] lpBuffer,
uint nNumberOfBytesToRead, out uint lpNumberOfBytesRead, IntPtr lpOverlapped);
VB.Net Signature:
<DllImport("Kernel32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Public Shared Function ReadFile( _
ByVal hFile As IntPtr, _
ByVal lpBuffer As Byte(), _
ByVal nNumberOfBytesToRead As Integer, _
ByRef lpNumberOfBytesRead As Integer, _
ByVal lpOverlapped As IntPtr) as Boolean
End Function
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
Beware that the VB.Net version uses signed types for conveniance. These will overflow in extreme cases (which is to say you should never try to read more than 2Gb-1 ...)
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