pinvoke.net: Edit: ntdll.NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject

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Summary: Opens an existing symbolic link.

!!!!C# Signature:
 [DllImport("ntdll.dll")]
 public static extern int NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject(
   out SafeFileHandle LinkHandle,
   uint DesiredAccess,
   ref OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES ObjectAttributes);

!!!!User-Defined Types:
[OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES]

!!!!Alternative Managed API:
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!!!!Notes:
cf. NtOpenDirectoryObject

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!!!!Sample Code:
 static string GetSymbolicLinkTarget(string name)
 {
   SafeFileHandle h;
   var attr = new OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES(name, 0);
   var st = Win32.NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject(
     out h, 0x80000000/*GENERIC_READ*/, ref attr);
   if (st < 0) return null;

int len;
   var buf = new UNICODE_STRING(new string(' ', 512));
   st = Win32.NtQuerySymbolicLinkObject(h, ref buf, out len);

h.Dispose();
   if (st < 0) return null;
   return buf.ToString();
 }
cf. NtQuerySymbolicLinkObject

Documentation: NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject@msdn on MSDN