Question

I have the following code in my application:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hwnd, int index);

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hwnd, int index, int newStyle);

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool SetWindowPos(IntPtr hwnd, IntPtr hwndInsertAfter,
               int x, int y, int width, int height, uint flags);

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hwnd, uint msg,
               IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

I am getting the following warning from Code Analysis (FxCop):

CA1060 : Microsoft.Design : Because it is a P/Invoke method,
‘IconHelper.GetWindowLong(IntPtr, int)’ should be defined in a class
named NativeMethods, SafeNativeMethods, or UnsafeNativeMethods.

Can someone tell me which class I should put them in? I don’t know if it is Native, SafeNative, or UnsafeNative.

Answer 1

You have detailed information about this warning here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182161.aspx. In short:

For most applications, moving P/Invokes to a new class that is named NativeMethods is enough.