DllImport vs LoadLibrary, What is the best way?

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ebattulga picture ebattulga · Feb 14, 2009 · Viewed 10.4k times · Source

i'm usually using Win32 API in c#.NET. But not declare all in one application. Sometimes usually using user32, sometimes gdi32 ... I think when i declare all api function, those use lot of memory. What is the best way using API in .NET ?

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Toybuilder picture Toybuilder · Feb 14, 2009

LoadLibrary is useful when you are writing code that might be used in an environment that may or may not have the desired dll -- for example, you might have a program that can use a special crypto dll if it is available, but can still operate without it. Using DllImport would require that dll to exist.

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