Unmanaged API Reference

Describes the API elements that runtime hosts call from unmanaged code to configure and load the common language runtime into a process. For a description of how to write a runtime host, see Hosting the Common Language Runtime.

Unmanaged API Elements

• _CorDllMain
  Instructs the operating system loader to look for the entry point in the DLL image.
• _CorExeMain
  Instructs the operating system loader to look for the entry point in the executable image.
• _CorImageUnloading
  Notifies the loader when the managed module images are unloaded.
• _CorValidateImage
  Notifies the loader when the managed module images are loaded.
• CoInitializeCor
  CoInitializeCor is obsolete. To initialize the common language runtime, use either CorBindToRuntimeEx or CorBindToCurrentRuntime.
• CorBindToCurrentRuntime
  Loads the common language runtime into a process using version information stored in an XML file.
• CorBindToRuntimeEx
  Enables unmanaged hosts to load the common language runtime into a process.
• CorExitProcess
  Shuts down the current unmanaged process.
• CoUninitializeCor
  CoUninitializeCor is obsolete. The common language runtime cannot be unloaded from a process.
• GetCORSystemDirectory
  Returns the installation directory of the common language runtime that is loaded into the process.
• GetCORVersion
  Returns the version number of the common language runtime that is running in the current process.
• GetHashFromFile
  Generates a hash over the contents of the specified file.
• StrongNameFreeBuffer
  Frees memory allocated with a previous call to a strong name method.
• StrongNameGetPublicKey
  Retrieves the public key from a private/public key pair.
• StrongNameSignatureGeneration
  Generates a strong name signature for the specified assembly.
• StrongNameSignatureSize
  Returns the size of the strong name signature.
• StrongNameTokenFromPublicKey
  Returns a token representing a public key.

See Also

Runtime Hosts | Hosting the Common Language Runtime