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# Native interoperability ABI support
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[Application Binary Interface](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface) (ABI) is the interface which runtimes and operating systems express low-level binary details. This can include calling conventions (that is, how parameters are passed and results returned), exception handling, as well as symbol mangling. The below list contains the names of languages, runtimes and even general technologies since these names tend to represent what users will be working with when looking for guidance on interoperability.
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The [Application Binary Interface](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_binary_interface) (ABI) is the interface which run-times and operating systems express low-level binary details. This can include calling conventions (that is, how parameters are passed and results returned), exception handling, as well as symbol mangling. The below list contains the names of languages, run-times and even general technologies since these names tend to represent what users will be working with when looking for guidance on interoperability.
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## C
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The C language represents a stable ABI across all platforms where .NET is supported. It is what most .NET interop APIs assume is the target. This is the recommended target language for most interop in .NET.
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The C language represents a stable ABI across all platforms where .NET is supported. It is what most .NET interop APIs assume is the target. This is the recommended target language for most interop scenarios using .NET.
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<xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.LibraryImportAttribute> provides source generated support in .NET 7+. Use <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute> when targeting earlier .NET versions. Refer to [Interop best practices](./best-practices.md) for additional guidance.
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In .NET 7+, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.LibraryImportAttribute> provides source generated support for calling C functions. When targeting .NET 6 or earlier, use <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute>. Refer to [Interop best practices](./best-practices.md) for additional guidance.
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Many virtual machine languages define a foreign function interface (FFI) in C to interoperate with other platforms. A list of examples is below.
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Many virtual machine based languages define a foreign function interface (FFI) in C to interoperate with other platforms. A list of examples is below.
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* Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
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* CPython
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## C++
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The [C++ language](https://isocpp.org/) has no defined ABI across all .NET supported platforms and C++ compiler implementations (that is, MSVC, clang, and GCC). This lack of a stable ABI makes support difficult to provide.
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The [C++ language](https://isocpp.org/) has no defined ABI across all .NET supported platforms and the most popular C++ compiler implementations (that is, MSVC, clang, and GCC). This lack of a consistent ABI makes support difficult to provide.
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The recommended way to interoperate with C++ is to export functions marked with `extern "C"` and call them as C functions.
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The recommended way to interoperate with C++ is to export functions marked with [`extern "C"`](/cpp/cpp/extern-cpp) and call them as C functions.
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## COM and `IUnknown`
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The COM and `IUnknown`style ABI was defined to align with the C language. It was specifically to support Object Oriented Programming, similar to C++, but to provide a stable ABI. .NET has a deep history with COM and `IUnknown` and as this ABI was originally designed to align with C, it is supported on all .NET platforms.
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The COM and `IUnknown` ABI was defined to align with the C language. It was specifically designed to support Object Oriented Programming, similar to C++, but to provide a stable ABI. .NET has a deep history with COM and `IUnknown` and as this ABI was originally designed to align with C, it is supported on all .NET platforms.
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In .NET 5+, low-level, cross-platform, `IUnknown` lifetime support is provided by <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComWrappers>. In .NET 8+, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling.GeneratedComInterfaceAttribute> and <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling.GeneratedComClassAttribute> provide source generated C# projections. The built-in COM interop systemis limited to the Windows platforms and required on versions prior to .NET 5.
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In .NET 5+, low-level, cross-platform, `IUnknown` lifetime support is provided by <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComWrappers>. In .NET 8+, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling.GeneratedComInterfaceAttribute> and <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshalling.GeneratedComClassAttribute> provide source generated C# projections. When targeting versions prior to .NET 5, the [built-in COM interop system](/dotnet/standard/native-interop/cominterop) must be used and is limited to the Windows platforms.
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The WinRT platform represents an evolution of the COM and `IUknown` ABI. Support for this is provided by the [CsWinRT toolkit](/windows/apps/develop/platform/csharp-winrt/) and is built upon <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComWrappers>.
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## golang
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The Go programming language is not supported for in-process interoperability. The Go runtime [imposes requirements](https://pkg.go.dev/os/signal#hdr-Non_Go_programs_that_call_Go_code) on being hosted in a process with another runtime. Specifically, the use of the `SA_ONSTACK` flag on threads that run signal handlers. These requirements are not currently met by .NET.
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The Go programming language is not supported for in-process interoperability. The Go runtime [imposes requirements](https://pkg.go.dev/os/signal#hdr-Non_Go_programs_that_call_Go_code) on being hosted in a process with another run-time. Specifically, the use of the `SA_ONSTACK` flag on threads that run signal handlers. These requirements are not currently met by .NET.
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The recommended way to interoperate with golang is using a golang hosted process and communicate through an inter-process communication mechanism.
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