예제 #1
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        private void _Convert()
        {
            VarEnum vt = (VarEnum)m_typeDesc.vt;

            // Strip out VT_PTR
            while (vt == VarEnum.VT_PTR)
            {
                m_typeDesc = m_typeDesc.lptdesc;
                vt = (VarEnum)m_typeDesc.vt;
                m_nativeIndirections++;
            }

            // Strip out VT_BYREF
            if ((vt & VarEnum.VT_BYREF) != 0)
            {
                vt &= ~VarEnum.VT_BYREF;
                m_nativeIndirections++;
            }

            //
            // Find the corresponding type and save it in result and store the custom attribute in m_attribute
            //
            switch (vt)
            {
                case VarEnum.VT_INT:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("INT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UINT:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("UINT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI1:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("BYTE");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI2:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("USHORT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI4:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("UINT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI8:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("ULONG");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I1:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("SBYTE");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I2:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("SHORT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I4:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("INT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I8:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("LONG");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_R4:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("FLOAT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_R8:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("DOUBLE");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_ERROR :
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("SCODE");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_HRESULT:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("HRESULT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_VOID:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("void");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_BSTR:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("BSTR");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_DISPATCH:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("IDispatch *");
                    // VT_DISPATCH => IDispatch *
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UNKNOWN:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("IUnknown *");
                    // VT_UNKNOWN => IUnknown *
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_LPSTR:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("LPSTR");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_LPWSTR:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("LPWSTR");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_PTR:
                    Debug.Assert(false, "Should not get here");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_VARIANT:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("VARIANT");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_CY:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("CURRENCY");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_DATE:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("DATE");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_DECIMAL:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("DECIMAL");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_BOOL:
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("VARIANT_BOOL");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_CARRAY:
                    {
                        TypeDesc elemTypeDesc = m_typeDesc.lptdesc;
                        TlbType2String elemTypeConverter = new TlbType2String(m_interfaceType, elemTypeDesc);
                        string elementTypeString = elemTypeConverter.GetTypeString();

                        uint elements = 1;
                        SAFEARRAYBOUND[] bounds = m_typeDesc.lpadesc.Bounds;
                        foreach (SAFEARRAYBOUND bound in bounds)
                        {
                            elements *= bound.cElements;
                        }

                        // SizeConst can only hold Int32.MaxValue
                        m_typeStringBuilder.Append(elementTypeString);
                        m_typeStringBuilder.Append(" [");
                        m_typeStringBuilder.Append(elements);
                        m_typeStringBuilder.Append(']');
                    }
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_SAFEARRAY:
                    // TODO(yifeng)
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("SAFEARRAY");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_RECORD:
                case VarEnum.VT_USERDEFINED:
                    // Handle structs, interfaces, enums, and unions
                    try
                    {
                        TypeInfo realType = m_typeDesc.GetUserDefinedTypeInfo(m_interfaceType);
                        string typeString = "[" + realType.GetContainingTypeLib().GetDocumentation() +
                            "]" + realType.GetDocumentation();
                        m_typeStringBuilder.Append(typeString);
                        //NativeType2String.AddNativeUserDefinedType(typeString);
                    }
                    catch (Exception)
                    {
                        m_typeStringBuilder.Append("USERDEFINED");
                    }

                    break;

                default:
                    // TODO(yifeng)
                    m_typeStringBuilder.Append("NONE");
                    break;
            }

            for (int i = 0; i < m_nativeIndirections; i++)
                m_typeStringBuilder.Append(" *");
        }
예제 #2
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        private void _Convert()
        {
            VarEnum vt = (VarEnum)m_typeDesc.vt;

            // Strip out VT_PTR
            while (vt == VarEnum.VT_PTR)
            {
                m_typeDesc = m_typeDesc.lptdesc;
                vt = (VarEnum)m_typeDesc.vt;
                m_nativeIndirections++;
            }

            // Strip out VT_BYREF
            if ((vt & VarEnum.VT_BYREF) != 0)
            {
                vt &= ~VarEnum.VT_BYREF;
                m_nativeIndirections++;
            }

            //
            // Find the corresponding type and save it in result and store the custom attribute in m_attribute
            //
            Type result = null;
            m_attribute = null;
            switch (vt)
            {
                case VarEnum.VT_HRESULT :
                    result = typeof(int);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Error);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.Error);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_VOID:
                    result = typeof(void);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UINT:
                    result = typeof(uint);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_INT:
                    result = typeof(int);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI1:
                    result = typeof(byte);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI2:
                    result = typeof(ushort);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI4:
                    result = typeof(uint);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UI8:
                    result = typeof(ulong);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I1:
                    result = typeof(sbyte);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I2:
                    result = typeof(short);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I4:
                    result = typeof(int);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_I8:
                    result = typeof(long);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_R4:
                    result = typeof(float);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_R8:
                    result = typeof(double);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_ERROR :
                    result = typeof(int);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Error);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.Error);

                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_BSTR:
                    result = typeof(string);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.BStr);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.BStr);

                    // BSTR => string is special as BSTR are actually OLECHAR*, so we should add one indirection
                    m_nativeIndirections++;
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_DISPATCH:
                    if (m_convertingNewEnumMember)
                    {
                        // When we are creating a new enum member, convert IDispatch to IEnumVariant
                        TryUseCustomMarshaler(WellKnownGuids.IID_IEnumVARIANT, out result);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        result = typeof(object);
                        m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IDispatch);
                        SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.IDispatch);
                    }

                    // VT_DISPATCH => IDispatch *
                    m_nativeIndirections++;

                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_UNKNOWN:
                    if (m_convertingNewEnumMember)
                    {
                        // When we are creating a new enum member, convert IUnknown to IEnumVariant
                        TryUseCustomMarshaler(WellKnownGuids.IID_IEnumVARIANT, out result);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        result = typeof(object);
                        m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown);
                        SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.IUnknown);
                    }

                    // VT_UNKNOWN => IUnknown *
                    m_nativeIndirections++;

                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_LPSTR:
                    result = typeof(string);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.LPStr);
                    m_nativeIndirections++;
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_LPWSTR:
                    result = typeof(string);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.LPWStr);
                    m_nativeIndirections++;
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_PTR:
                    Debug.Assert(false, "Should not get here");
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_SAFEARRAY:
                    {
                        TypeDesc arrayDesc = m_typeDesc.lpadesc.tdescElem;
                        VarEnum arrayVt = (VarEnum)arrayDesc.vt;
                        Type userDefinedType = null;

                        TypeConverter elemTypeConverter = new TypeConverter(m_info, m_typeInfo, arrayDesc, ConversionType.Element);
                        Type elemType = elemTypeConverter.ConvertedType;

                        // Determine the right VT for MarshalAs attribute
                        bool pointerArray = false;
                        if (arrayVt == VarEnum.VT_PTR)
                        {
                            arrayDesc = arrayDesc.lptdesc;
                            arrayVt = (VarEnum)arrayDesc.vt;
                            pointerArray = true;

                            // We don't support marshalling pointers in array except UserType* & void*
                            if (arrayVt != VarEnum.VT_USERDEFINED && arrayVt != VarEnum.VT_VOID)
                            {
                                arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_INT;
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                            }
                        }

                        //
                        // Emit UserDefinedSubType if necessary
                        //
                        if (arrayVt == VarEnum.VT_USERDEFINED)
                        {
                            if (elemType.IsEnum)
                            {
                                if (pointerArray)
                                {
                                    arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_INT;
                                    m_conversionLoss = true;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    // For enums, using VT_RECORD is better than VT_I4
                                    // Within the runtime, if you specify VT_I4 for enums in SafeArray, we treat it the same way as VT_RECORD
                                    // Reflection API also accepts VT_RECORD instead of VT_I4
                                    arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_RECORD;
                                }
                            }
                            else if(elemType.IsValueType)
                            {
                                if (pointerArray)
                                {
                                    arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_INT;
                                    m_conversionLoss = true;
                                }
                                else
                                    arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_RECORD;
                            }
                            else if (elemType.IsInterface)
                            {
                                if (pointerArray)
                                {
                                    // decide VT_UNKNOWN / VT_DISPATCH
                                    if (InterfaceSupportsDispatch(elemType))
                                        arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_DISPATCH;
                                    else
                                        arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_UNKNOWN;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_INT;
                                    m_conversionLoss = true;
                                }
                            }
                            else if (elemType == typeof(object) && !elemTypeConverter.UseDefaultMarshal &&
                                     (elemTypeConverter.UnmanagedType == UnmanagedType.IUnknown))
                            {
                                // Special case for object that doesn't have default interface and will be marshalled as IUnknown
                                arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_UNKNOWN;
                            }

                            userDefinedType = elemType;
                        }

                        m_conversionLoss |= elemTypeConverter.IsConversionLoss;

                        // Transform to System.Array if /sysarray is set and not vararg
                        if (((m_info.Settings.m_flags & TypeLibImporterFlags.SafeArrayAsSystemArray) != 0) &&
                            m_conversionType != ConversionType.VarArgParameter)
                            result = typeof(System.Array);
                        else
                        {
                            result = elemType.MakeArrayType();

                            // Don't need SafeArrayUserDefinedSubType for non System.Array case
                            userDefinedType = null;
                        }

                        // TlbImp doesn't have this check for vt == VT_RECORD/VT_UNKNOWN/VT_DISPATCH therefore
                        // it will emit SafeArrayUserDefinedSubType even it is not necessary/not valid
                        // TlbImp2 will take this into account
                        if ((userDefinedType != null) && (arrayVt == VarEnum.VT_RECORD || arrayVt == VarEnum.VT_UNKNOWN || arrayVt == VarEnum.VT_DISPATCH))
                        {
                            // The name of the type would be full name in TlbImp2
                            m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAsSafeArrayAndUserDefinedSubType(arrayVt, userDefinedType);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Use I4 for enums when SafeArrayUserDefinedSubType is not specified
                            if (elemType.IsEnum && arrayVt == VarEnum.VT_RECORD)
                                arrayVt = VarEnum.VT_I4;
                            m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAsSafeArray(arrayVt);
                        }

                        SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.SafeArray);

                        // SafeArray <=> array is special because SafeArray is similar to Element*
                        m_nativeIndirections++;

                        break;
                    }

                case VarEnum.VT_RECORD:
                case VarEnum.VT_USERDEFINED:
                    {
                        // Handle structs, interfaces, enums, and unions

                        // Check if any ResolveTo Rule applied.
                        TypeInfo refType = m_typeInfo.GetRefTypeInfo(m_typeDesc.hreftype);
                        TypeAttr refAttr = refType.GetTypeAttr();
                        Type resolveToType;
                        if (RuleEngineResolveRedirection(m_info.Settings.m_ruleSet, refType,
                            out resolveToType))
                        {
                            result = resolveToType;
                            break;
                        }

                        // Support for aliasing
                        TypeInfo realType;
                        TypeAttr realAttr;
                        ConvCommon.ResolveAlias(m_typeInfo, m_typeDesc, out realType, out realAttr);

                        // Alias for a built-in type?
                        if (realAttr.typekind == TypeLibTypes.Interop.TYPEKIND.TKIND_ALIAS)
                        {
                            // Recurse to convert the built-in type
                            TypeConverter builtinType = new TypeConverter(m_info, realType, realAttr.tdescAlias, m_conversionType);
                            result = builtinType.ConvertedType;
                            m_attribute = builtinType.m_attribute;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            // Otherwise, we must have a non-aliased type, and it is a user defined type
                            // We should use the TypeInfo that this TypeDesc refers to
                            realType = m_typeDesc.GetUserDefinedTypeInfo(m_typeInfo);
                            TypeLibTypes.Interop.TYPEKIND typeKind = realAttr.typekind;

                            using (realAttr = realType.GetTypeAttr())
                            {
                                TypeLib typeLib = realType.GetContainingTypeLib();

                                // Convert StdOle2.Guid to System.Guid
                                if (_IsStdOleGuid(realType))
                                {
                                    result = typeof(Guid);
                                    m_attribute = null;
                                    ResetUnmanagedType();
                                }
                                else if (realAttr.Guid == WellKnownGuids.IID_IUnknown)
                                {
                                    // Occasional goto makes sense
                                    // If VT_USERDEFINE *, and the VT_USERDEFINE is actually a VT_UNKNOWN => IUnknown *, we need to decrease the m_nativeIndirections
                                    // to compensate for the m_nativeIndirections++ in VT_UNKNOWN
                                    m_nativeIndirections--;
                                    goto case VarEnum.VT_UNKNOWN;
                                }
                                else if (realAttr.Guid == WellKnownGuids.IID_IDispatch)
                                {
                                    // Occasional goto makes sense
                                    // See the IID_IUnknown case for why we need to --
                                    m_nativeIndirections--;
                                    goto case VarEnum.VT_DISPATCH;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    // Need to use CustomMarshaler?
                                    Type customMarshalerResultType;
                                    if (TryUseCustomMarshaler(realAttr.Guid, out customMarshalerResultType))
                                    {
                                        result = customMarshalerResultType;
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        IConvBase ret = m_info.GetTypeRef(ConvCommon.TypeKindToConvType(typeKind), realType);

                                        if (m_conversionType == ConversionType.Field)
                                        {
                                            // Too bad. Reflection API requires that the field type must be created before creating
                                            // the struct/union type

                                            // Only process indirection = 0 case because > 1 case will be converted to IntPtr
                                            // Otherwise it will leads to a infinite recursion, if you consider the following scenario:
                                            // struct A
                                            // {
                                            //      struct B
                                            //      {
                                            //          struct A *a;
                                            //      } b;
                                            // }
                                            if (ret is ConvUnionLocal && m_nativeIndirections == 0)
                                            {
                                                var convUnion = ret as ConvUnionLocal;
                                                convUnion.Create();
                                            }
                                            else if (ret is ConvStructLocal && m_nativeIndirections == 0)
                                            {
                                                var convStruct = ret as ConvStructLocal;
                                                convStruct.Create();
                                            }
                                            else if (ret is ConvEnumLocal && m_nativeIndirections == 0)
                                            {
                                                var convEnum = ret as ConvEnumLocal;
                                                convEnum.Create();
                                            }
                                        }

                                        result = ret.ManagedType;

                                        // Don't reply on result.IsInterface as we have some weird scenarios like refering to a exported type lib
                                        // which has interfaces that are class interfaces and have the same name as a class.
                                        // For example, manage class M has a class interface _M, and their managed name are both M
                                        if (ret.ConvType == ConvType.Interface || ret.ConvType == ConvType.EventInterface || ret.ConvType == ConvType.ClassInterface)
                                        {
                                            m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface);
                                            SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.Interface);
                                        }

                                        if (ret.ConvType == ConvType.CoClass)
                                        {
                                            // We need to convert CoClass to default interface (could be converted to class interface if it is exclusive) in signatures
                                            Debug.Assert(ret is IConvCoClass);
                                            IConvCoClass convCoClass = ret as IConvCoClass;
                                            if (convCoClass.DefaultInterface != null)
                                            {
                                                // Use the default interface
                                                result = convCoClass.DefaultInterface.ManagedType;
                                                m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface);
                                                SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.Interface);
                                            }
                                            else
                                            {
                                                // The coclass has no default interface (source interface excluded)
                                                // Marshal it as IUnknown
                                                result = typeof(object);
                                                m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown);
                                                SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.IUnknown);
                                            }
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_VARIANT:
                    result = typeof(object);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Struct);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.Struct);

                    // object is special that it will be marshaled to VARIANT
                    // because we'll think object as having one indirection, now we are one indirection less,
                    // so we need add 1 to m_indirections
                    m_nativeIndirections++;
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_CY:
                    result = typeof(System.Decimal);
                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Currency);
                    SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.Currency);

                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_DATE:
                    result = typeof(System.DateTime);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_DECIMAL:
                    result = typeof(System.Decimal);
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_CARRAY:
                    {
                        TypeDesc elemTypeDesc = m_typeDesc.lptdesc;
                        var elemTypeConverter = new TypeConverter(m_info, m_typeInfo, elemTypeDesc, ConversionType.Element);
                        Type elemType = elemTypeConverter.ConvertedType;
                        result = elemType.MakeArrayType();

                        m_conversionLoss |= elemTypeConverter.IsConversionLoss;

                        uint elements = 1;
                        SAFEARRAYBOUND[] bounds = m_typeDesc.lpadesc.Bounds;
                        foreach (SAFEARRAYBOUND bound in bounds)
                        {
                            elements *= bound.cElements;
                        }

                        // SizeConst can only hold Int32.MaxValue
                        if (elements <= Int32.MaxValue)
                        {
                            UnmanagedType arrayType;
                            if (m_conversionType == ConversionType.Field)
                                arrayType = UnmanagedType.ByValArray;
                            else
                                arrayType = UnmanagedType.LPArray;

                            if (elemTypeConverter.UseDefaultMarshal)
                                m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAsConstArray(arrayType, (int)elements);
                            else
                            {
                                if (elemTypeConverter.UnmanagedType == UnmanagedType.BStr   ||
                                    elemTypeConverter.UnmanagedType == UnmanagedType.LPStr  ||
                                    elemTypeConverter.UnmanagedType == UnmanagedType.LPWStr ||
                                    elemTypeConverter.UnmanagedType == UnmanagedType.VariantBool)
                                {
                                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAsConstArray(arrayType, (int)elements, elemTypeConverter.UnmanagedType);
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAsConstArray(arrayType, (int)elements);
                                }
                            }

                            SetUnmanagedType(arrayType);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            m_nativeIndirections = 0;
                            result = typeof(IntPtr);
                            m_attribute = null;
                            ResetUnmanagedType();
                            m_conversionLoss = true;
                        }
                    }
                    break;

                case VarEnum.VT_BOOL:
                    // For VT_BOOL in fields, use short if v2 switch is not specified.
                    if (m_conversionType == ConversionType.Field)
                    {
                        if (m_info.Settings.m_isVersion2)
                        {
                            result = typeof(bool);
                            m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.VariantBool);
                            SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.VariantBool);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            result = typeof(short);
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        result = typeof(bool);
                        SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.VariantBool);
                    }
                    break;

                default:
                    m_info.ReportEvent(
                        WarningCode.Wrn_BadVtType,
                        Resource.FormatString("Wrn_BadVtType", (int)vt, m_typeInfo.GetDocumentation()));
                    result = typeof(IntPtr);
                    m_conversionLoss = true;
                    break;
            }

            //
            // String -> StringBuilder special case
            //
            if (result == typeof(string))
            {
                if (_IsParamOut() && m_nativeIndirections == 1 && (m_conversionType == ConversionType.Parameter || m_conversionType == ConversionType.VarArgParameter))
                {
                    // [out] or [in, out] LPSTR/LPWSTR scenario
                    if (vt != VarEnum.VT_BSTR)
                    {
                        // String is immutable and cannot be [out]/[in, out]. We can convert to StringBuilder
                        result = typeof(StringBuilder);
                    }
                    else // VT_BSTR
                    {
                        // VT_BSTR is also immutable. So conversion loss here
                        m_conversionLoss = true;
                        result = typeof(IntPtr);
                        m_attribute = null;
                        m_nativeIndirections = 0;
                        ResetUnmanagedType();
                    }
                }
            }

            // Special rule for void* => IntPtr
            if (result == typeof(void))
            {
                result = typeof(IntPtr);

                switch (m_conversionType)
                {
                    case ConversionType.Element:
                        m_nativeIndirections = 0;
                        break;

                    case ConversionType.Field:
                        m_nativeIndirections = 0;
                        break;

                    default:
                        if (m_nativeIndirections > 1)
                            m_nativeIndirections = 1;
                        else
                            m_nativeIndirections = 0;
                        break;
                }
            }

            //
            // If the type is already a byref type, remove the byref and add extra indirection(s).
            // This is necessary to avoid trying to call MakeByRef on the byref type
            //
            if (result.IsByRef)
            {
                result = result.GetElementType();
                if (result.IsValueType)
                    m_nativeIndirections++;     // Value& = Value *
                else
                    m_nativeIndirections += 2;  // RefType& = RefType**
            }

            //
            // Process indirection
            //
            if (m_nativeIndirections > 0)
            {
                if (result.IsValueType)
                {
                    switch (m_conversionType)
                    {
                        case ConversionType.VarArgParameter:
                        case ConversionType.Parameter:
                            // Decimal/Guid can support extra level of indirection using LpStruct in parameters
                            // LpStruct has no effect in other places and for other types
                            // Only use LpStruct for scenarios like GUID **
                            // This is different from old TlbImp. Old TlbImp will use IntPtr
                            if ((result == typeof(Decimal) || result == typeof(Guid)) && m_nativeIndirections == 2)
                            {
                                m_nativeIndirections--;
                                m_attribute = CustomAttributeHelper.GetBuilderForMarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct);
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                                SetUnmanagedType(UnmanagedType.LPStruct);
                            }

                            if (m_nativeIndirections >= 2)
                            {
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                                result = typeof(IntPtr);
                                m_attribute = null;
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                            }
                            else if (m_nativeIndirections > 0)
                            {
                                result = result.MakeByRefType();
                            }

                            break;

                        case ConversionType.Field:
                            m_conversionLoss = true;
                            result = typeof(IntPtr);
                            m_attribute = null;
                            ResetUnmanagedType();
                            break;

                        case ConversionType.ParamRetVal:
                            m_nativeIndirections--;
                            goto case ConversionType.ReturnValue;
                            // Fall through to ConversionType.ReturnValue

                        case ConversionType.ReturnValue:
                            if (m_nativeIndirections >= 1)
                            {
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                                result = typeof(IntPtr);
                                m_attribute = null;
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                            }
                            break;

                        case ConversionType.Element :
                            m_conversionLoss = true;
                            result = typeof(IntPtr);
                            m_attribute = null;
                            ResetUnmanagedType();
                            break;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    switch (m_conversionType)
                    {

                        case ConversionType.Field:
                            // ** => IntPtr, ConversionLoss
                            if (m_nativeIndirections > 1)
                            {
                                result = typeof(IntPtr);
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                                m_attribute = null;
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                            }
                            break;

                        case ConversionType.VarArgParameter:
                        case ConversionType.Parameter:
                            if (m_nativeIndirections > 2)
                            {
                                result = typeof(IntPtr);
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                                m_attribute = null;
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                            }
                            else if (m_nativeIndirections == 2)
                                result = result.MakeByRefType();
                            break;

                        case ConversionType.ParamRetVal:
                            m_nativeIndirections--;
                            goto case ConversionType.ReturnValue;
                            // Fall through to ConversionType.ReturnValue

                        case ConversionType.ReturnValue:
                            if (m_nativeIndirections > 1)
                            {
                                result = typeof(IntPtr);
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                                m_attribute = null;
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                            }
                            break;

                        case ConversionType.Element:
                            if (m_nativeIndirections > 1)
                            {
                                m_conversionLoss = true;
                                result = typeof(IntPtr);
                                m_attribute = null;
                                ResetUnmanagedType();
                            }
                            break;
                    }

                }
            }

            m_convertedType = result;
        }