pinvoke.net: Edit: kernel32.loadlibraryex

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Summary: The LoadLibraryEx API

!!!!C# Signature:
 [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
 static extern IntPtr LoadLibraryEx(string lpFileName, IntPtr hReservedNull, LoadLibraryFlags dwFlags);

!!!!VB.NET Signature:
 <DllImport("kernel32.dll")> _
 Private Shared Function LoadLibraryEx(lpFileName As String, hReservedNull As IntPtr, dwFlags As LoadLibraryFlags) As IntPtr
 End Function

!!!!User-Defined Types:
LoadLibraryFlags

!!!!Notes:
None.

!!!!Tips & Tricks:
If you only want to load resources from the library, specify LoadLibraryFlags.LoadLibraryAsDatafile as dwFlags. In this case, nothing is done to execute or prepare to execute the mapped file.

!!!!Sample Code:
 [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
 private static extern IntPtr LoadLibraryEx(string lpFileName, IntPtr hFile, uint dwFlags);
 private static void LoadWin32Library(string libPath)
 {
 	System.IntPtr moduleHandle = LoadLibraryEx(libPath, IntPtr.Zero, 0);
 	if (moduleHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
 		throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
 }

'''Safe handle implementation for Libraries'''
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

class NativeLibraryHandle : SafeHandle
 {
    public NativeLibraryHandle(string filename, LoadLibraryFlags flags) : base(IntPtr.Zero, true)
    {
       base.SetHandle(LoadLibraryEx(filename, IntPtr.Zero, flags));
    }
 
    public override bool IsInvalid
    {
       get { return this.handle == IntPtr.Zero; }
    }
 
    protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
    {
       return FreeLibrary(this.handle);
    }
 
    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    static extern IntPtr LoadLibraryEx(string lpFileName, IntPtr hReservedNull, LoadLibraryFlags dwFlags);
 
    [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
    [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
    static extern bool FreeLibrary(IntPtr hModule);
 }

!!!!Alternative Managed API:
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Documentation: LoadLibraryEx@msdn on MSDN