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NETLink Overview

.NET/Link User Guide

Introduction

.NET/Link

What is .NET?

What is MathLink?

How Does .NET/Link Compare to J/Link?

Calling .NET From Mathematica

Introduction

Loading the NETLink` Package

Launching the .NET Runtime

Loading .NET Assemblies and Types

.NET Assemblies

.NET Types

LoadNETAssembly

LoadNETType

Viewing Loaded Assemblies and Types

Contexts and Visibility of Static Type Members

Conversion of Types Between .NET and Mathematica

Creating Objects

Calling Methods, Properties, and Fields

Syntax

Underscores in .NET Names

Getting Information About Types and Objects

NETTypeInfo

Other Useful Functions

Reference Counts and Memory Management

Object References in Mathematica

ReleaseNETObject

NETBlock

LoadedNETObjects

Enums

"Out" and "Ref" Parameters

Returning Objects "By Value" and "By Reference"

References and Values

ReturnAsNETObject

NETObjectToExpression

Overloaded Operators

Casting

Introduction

Calling Hidden Members from a Parent Class

Explicit Interface Implementation

Private Class, Public Interface

Indexers

Exceptions

How Exceptions Are Handled

GetNETException

Custom Exception Handling

Nested Types

MakeNETObject

Complex Numbers

The .NET Console Window

Distributing Applications that Use .NET/Link

Version Information

Writing Your Own .NET Types to Use from Mathematica

Introduction

Manually Returning a Result to Mathematica

Requesting Evaluations by Mathematica

Throwing Exceptions

Making a Method Interruptible

Writing Your Own Event Handler Code

Debugging Your .NET Classes

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