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Function Pointers in VB

This code makes it possible to use function pointers (no, not OBJPtr) basic funciton pointers, in VB.
It uses two API calls. Basically, it uses a window callback as the entry point for your new function, redirecting the window call to the function supplied.
A little out of the norm, but a handy thing to have when callbacks to non-objects is needed.
If you are attempting to call objects back, I recommend either the undocumented ObjPtr() or CallByName (when you know the name of the object function to call)

Inputs
No inputs

Assumes
Nothing, absolutely nothing.

Returns
No Returns, just reap the benefits.

Side Effects
None that I know of, been using this for two years.

API Declarations
Declare Function CallWindowProc& Lib "user32" Alias "CallWindowProcA" (ByVal
lpPrevWndFunc&, ByVal hWnd&, ByVal Msg&, ByVal wParam&, ByVal lParam&)
Declare Sub CopyMemory Lib "kernel32" Alias "RtlMoveMemory" (lpvDest As Any,
lpvSource As Any, ByVal cbCopy As Long)


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Option Explicit
Private Function StripStringFromPointer$(ByVal lpString&, ByVal nStrLen&)
  Dim Info$
  Info = String$(nStrLen, vbNullChar)
  CopyMemory ByVal StrPtr(Info), ByVal lpString, nStrLen * 2
  StripStringFromPointer = Info
End Function
Private Function GetAddress(Addr&)
  GetAddress = Addr
End Function
Private Function MyFunction&(ByVal lpString&, ByVal nStrLen&, ByVal param3&,
ByVal param4&)
  Debug.Print StripStringFromPointer(lpString, nStrLen)
End Function
Public Sub Main()
  Dim FunctAddr&, Info$
  Info = "Holy Smoke"
  FunctAddr = GetAddress(AddressOf MyFunction)
  CallWindowProc FunctAddr, StrPtr(Info), CLng(Len(Info)), 0&, 0&
  End
End Sub