进程之间通讯的几种方法

在Windows程序中，各个进程之间常常需要交换数据，进行数据通讯。常用的方法有

使用内存映射文件
通过共享内存DLL共享内存
使用SendMessage向另一进程发送WM_COPYDATA消息

比起前两种的复杂实现来,WM_COPYDATA消息无疑是一种经济实惠的一中方法.

WM_COPYDATA消息的主要目的是允许在进程间传递只读数据。Windows在通过WM_COPYDATA消息传递期间，不提供继承同步方式。SDK文档推荐用户使用SendMessage函数，接受方在数据拷贝完成前不返回，这样发送方就不可能删除和修改数据：

这个函数的原型及其要用到的结构如下:

SendMessage(hwnd,WM_COPYDATA,wParam,lParam);
其中,WM_COPYDATA对应的十六进制数为0x004A

wParam设置为包含数据的窗口的句柄。lParam指向一个COPYDATASTRUCT的结构：
typedef struct tagCOPYDATASTRUCT{
DWORD dwData;//用户定义数据
DWORD cbData;//数据大小
PVOID lpData;//指向数据的指针
}COPYDATASTRUCT;
该结构用来定义用户数据。

具体过程如下:

首先,在发送方,用FindWindow找到接受方的句柄,然后向接受方发送WM_COPYDATA消息.

接受方在DefWndProc事件中,来处理这条消息.由于中文编码是两个字节,所以传递中文时候字节长度要搞清楚.

体代码如下:
//---------------------------------------------------
//发送方:
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace WinFormSendMsg
{
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
const int WM_COPYDATA = 0x004A;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// textBox1
//
this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(184, 24);
this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 21);
this.textBox1.TabIndex = 0;
this.textBox1.Text = "textBox1";
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(344, 16);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(112, 32);
this.button1.TabIndex = 1;
this.button1.Text = "button1";
this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(6, 14);
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(536, 142);
this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
this.button1,
this.textBox1});
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "发送方窗体";
this.ResumeLayout(false);

}

static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new Form1());
}

[DllImport("User32.dll",EntryPoint="SendMessage")]
private static extern int SendMessage(
int hWnd, // handle to destination window
int Msg, // message
int wParam, // first message parameter
ref COPYDATASTRUCT lParam // second message parameter
);

[DllImport("User32.dll",EntryPoint="FindWindow")]
private static extern int FindWindow(string lpClassName,string
lpWindowName);

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
int WINDOW_HANDLER = FindWindow(null,@"接收方窗体");
if(WINDOW_HANDLER == 0)
{

}
else
{
byte[] sarr = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(this.textBox1.Text);
int len = sarr.Length;

COPYDATASTRUCT cds;
cds.dwData = (IntPtr) 100;
cds.lpData = this.textBox1.Text;
cds.cbData = len + 1;
SendMessage(WINDOW_HANDLER, WM_COPYDATA, 0, ref cds);

}

}
}
public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
{
public IntPtr dwData;
public int cbData;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpData;
}

}

//---------------------------------------------------
//接受方
//---------------------------------------------------
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace WindowsFormGetMsg
{
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
const int WM_COPYDATA = 0x004A;

public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// textBox1
//
this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(176, 32);
this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(160, 21);
this.textBox1.TabIndex = 0;
this.textBox1.Text = "textBox1";
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(6, 14);
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(432, 266);
this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
this.textBox1});
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "接收方窗体";
this.ResumeLayout(false);

}
static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new Form1());
}

protected override void DefWndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m)
{
switch(m.Msg)
{
case WM_COPYDATA:
COPYDATASTRUCT mystr = new COPYDATASTRUCT();
Type mytype = mystr.GetType();
mystr =(COPYDATASTRUCT)m.GetLParam(mytype);
this.textBox1.Text =mystr.lpData;
break;
default:
base.DefWndProc(ref m);
break;

}

}

}

public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
{
public IntPtr dwData;
public int cbData;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] public string lpData;
}
}