Name
PreserveSigAttribute
Synopsis
When .NET converts a managed method signature to an unmanaged
signature, it changes the return value to a parameter that has
the out and retval
COM attributes. Instead of the original return value, the
unmanaged method returns a COM HRESULT.
If you want to override
this behavior, attach the
PreserveSigAttribute
to the method.
Something similar happens
when you call unmanaged methods from managed code. In that case,
the [out, retval] parameter on the COM side
becomes the return
value, and an HRESULT that indicates an error condition
is translated into a .NET
exception. If you want to be able to access the HRESULT as a
long return value, use the
PreserveSigAttribute
on the methods in your
COM interface declaration (see
InterfaceTypeAttribute).
public sealed class PreserveSigAttribute : Attribute { // Public Constructors public method PreserveSigAttribute(); }
Hierarchy
System.Object→System.Attribute→PreserveSigAttribute
Valid On
Method