How to wrap a huge static C++ library in Objective-C?

Question

I need to use a huge static C++ library in Xamarin.iOS project, I have only one .a and tons of *.h files. So I have to wrap headers with Objective-C to run Xamarin Sharpie tool. Any suggestions how to do it?

Answer 1

To acess the methods from native libraries, you use Mono's P/Invoke functionality which is the same technology that you would use in .NET, which is roughly:

• Determine which C function you want to invoke
• Determine its signature
• Determine which library it lives in
• Write the appropriate P/Invoke declaration

You can find the more information on this blog here: http://kerry.lothrop.de/c-libraries/

CppSharp is another option that is mentioned in the comments