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The <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute> attribute provides the information needed to call a function exported from an unmanaged DLL. As a minimum requirement, you must supply the name of the DLL containing the entry point.

You apply this attribute directly to C# method definitions; however, the Visual Basic compiler emits this attribute when you use the `Declare` statement. For complex method definitions that include <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute.BestFitMapping>, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute.CallingConvention>, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute.ExactSpelling>, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute.PreserveSig>, <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute.SetLastError>, or <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute.ThrowOnUnmappableChar> fields, you apply this attribute directly to Visual Basic method definitions.

Consider using the <xref:System.Runtime.InteropServices.LibraryImportAttribute> attribute instead.
> [!NOTE]
> JScript does not support this attribute. You can use C# or Visual Basic wrapper classes to access unmanaged API methods from JScript programs.

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