Is there a tool can convert C++ code to C# code

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Is there a tool can convert C++ code to C# code.Thank you.

Posted 8-Aug-12 15:29pm

pucx

Updated 29-Dec-17 4:26am

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pasztorpisti 9-Aug-12 2:42am

I think its better to convert your code manuall because I don't believe that such an automated translater can do good job. The tools these languages provide are quite different and they have other conceptual differences (like object lifetime). How does this compiler handle different smart pointers - just to pick something I suspect to be hard for the translator. I think the generated C# code for a non-trivial C++ code can only be garbage compared to one that has been redesigned and rewritten by a human. The problem is that often there is no one-on-one mapping because of the conceptual differences - in such cases a new design is needed and the translator won't be thinking istead of you. :-)

Volynsky Alex 9-Aug-12 11:25am

http://forums.asp.net/t/1213219.aspx/1
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/csharplanguage/thread/cbcb354b-cfce-4084-a9de-99d6c6779f7d/
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vclanguage/thread/b33a2d46-c2a0-45ea-a29d-2c16ac669c52/
http://www.tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com/Product_Details/CPlusPlus_to_CSharp_Converter_Details.html

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Solution 1

Yes there is but it costs money:
http://tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com/Product_Details/CPlusPlus_to_CSharp_Converter_Details.html[^]

Posted 8-Aug-12 15:40pm

Kenneth Haugland

Solution 3

The best tool is an automated engine driven by precise language parsing, semantics, and rules. In the case of the CLR, you can keep your existing code and add any new features using C# rather than C++.
http://www.dapfor.com/en/net-suite/net-grid/tutorial/data-sorting[^]

Posted 8-Aug-12 21:17pm

Avrillavigne

Solution 4

you can use demo version
http://tangiblesoftwaresolutions.com/Product_Details/CPlusPlus_to_CSharp_Converter_Details.html[^]

free one
http://sourceforge.net/projects/convetercpptocs/[^]

Posted 8-Aug-12 21:38pm

Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman

Solution 8

You can use C++ code in C# with some easy steps by build an dll around the C++ code. But it depends on the code, for instance UI code isnt transferable.

Take a look at my article.

Posted 13-Apr-17 4:40am

KarstenK

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[no name] 13-Apr-17 10:42am

Little bit late. I hope OP soved it in between :)
BTW: No vote from my side.

[Edit]
A 5 vote from my side to eliminate the 1.

[no name] 13-Apr-17 10:43am

Was resurrected due to a spammer

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Albert Holguin · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-08T15:45:00

To be honest with you, I have yet to find an automated tool that works better than the human mind. This is probably a task you want to do yourself, why? ..because you can rationalize what makes sense and what doesn't, further more, you can work as the tester in the loop simultaneously by making sure all your translations do what they're supposed to.

That's just my opinion, but I don't even like the Visual Studio wizards. They break too easily and they teach new developers to not have to learn what's really going on behind the scenes.