The VarPtr, ObjPtr, StrPtr, VarPtrArray, and VarPtrStringArray functions in Visual Basic 6.0 were undocumented and unsupported functions that could be used to return a pointer to a memory address. Although unsupported, these functions were sometimes used when working with Windows API calls that would have otherwise been inaccessible from Visual Basic.
These functions are not supported in Visual Studio .NET; however, most of the scenarios where they were used can be addressed through new functionality in the .NET Framework. Many of the Windows API calls that were necessary in Visual Basic 6.0 are now encapsulated in the framework; pointer references are no longer necessary.
Look at that explaination..True Lies..No longer necessary?To whome?
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