C++/CLI

E34640

C++ dialect Microsoft technology programming language

C++/CLI is a Microsoft extension of the C++ language designed to interoperate seamlessly with the .NET runtime and managed code.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
C++/CLI canonical	7
C++ interoperability library	1
C++/CLI Language Specification	1
Managed C++	1
Managed Extensions for C++	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T265008 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: C++/CLI
Context triple: [.NET Framework, supportsProgrammingLanguage, C++/CLI]

A. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
B. C# programming language
C# is a modern, object-oriented programming language designed for building a wide range of applications on the .NET platform, known for its strong typing, rich standard library, and integration with Visual Studio.
C. .NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a Windows-based software development platform and runtime environment that provides a large class library and supports multiple programming languages for building and running applications.
D. C Reactor
C Reactor is one of the early plutonium production reactors built and operated at the Hanford Site in Washington as part of the U.S. Manhattan Project and Cold War nuclear weapons program.
E. Visual Studio
Visual Studio is Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) used for building, debugging, and deploying applications across Windows, web, cloud, and mobile platforms.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: C++/CLI
Target entity description: C++/CLI is a Microsoft extension of the C++ language designed to interoperate seamlessly with the .NET runtime and managed code.

A. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
B. C# programming language
C# is a modern, object-oriented programming language designed for building a wide range of applications on the .NET platform, known for its strong typing, rich standard library, and integration with Visual Studio.
C. .NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a Windows-based software development platform and runtime environment that provides a large class library and supports multiple programming languages for building and running applications.
D. C Reactor
C Reactor is one of the early plutonium production reactors built and operated at the Hanford Site in Washington as part of the U.S. Manhattan Project and Cold War nuclear weapons program.
E. Visual Studio
Visual Studio is Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) used for building, debugging, and deploying applications across Windows, web, cloud, and mobile platforms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	C++ dialect ⓘ Microsoft technology ⓘ programming language ⓘ
allows	P/Invoke-style interop ⓘ automatic marshaling between managed and native types ⓘ direct use of .NET libraries from C++ ⓘ mixed-mode DLLs ⓘ
basedOn	C++ ⓘ
category	CLI language ⓘ
compatibleWith	Common Language Infrastructure ⓘ
compilesTo	Microsoft Intermediate Language ⓘ surface form: MSIL
compilesWith	Visual Studio ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Visual C++
designedFor	.NET Framework ⓘ Common Language Runtime ⓘ surface form: .NET runtime Common Language Runtime ⓘ managed code interoperability ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
documentation	Microsoft Docs ⓘ
ECMANumber	ECMA-372 ⓘ
fileExtension	.cpp ⓘ .h ⓘ
influencedBy	ISO/IEC 14882 ⓘ surface form: ISO C++
introducedIn	mid-2000s ⓘ
memoryManagement	garbage collection for managed objects ⓘ manual management for native objects ⓘ
platform	Windows ⓘ
primaryUse	interop between native C++ and .NET ⓘ mixed-mode assemblies ⓘ wrapping native C++ libraries for .NET ⓘ
replaced	C++/CLI self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Managed Extensions for C++
runsOn	.NET Core ⓘ surface form: .NET 5+ (Windows-focused) .NET Core ⓘ surface form: .NET Core (limited support) .NET Framework ⓘ
standardizedBy	ECMA International ⓘ surface form: ECMA
status	supported mainly on Windows ⓘ
supports	delegates ⓘ events ⓘ exceptions ⓘ generics ⓘ managed types ⓘ mixed managed and native code ⓘ operator overloading ⓘ properties ⓘ templates ⓘ unmanaged types ⓘ
syntaxFeature	event syntax ⓘ gcnew keyword ⓘ hat pointer (^) for handles to managed objects ⓘ interface class keyword ⓘ property syntax ⓘ ref class keyword ⓘ tracking reference (%) ⓘ value class keyword ⓘ
targetAudience	C++ developers using .NET ⓘ
toolchain	MSVC ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

.NET Framework → supportsProgrammingLanguage → C++/CLI ⓘ

Windows Forms → supportedLanguage → C++/CLI ⓘ

Common Language Runtime → supportsLanguage → C++/CLI ⓘ

C++/CLI → replaced → C++/CLI self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Managed Extensions for C++

.NET languages → includesLanguage → C++/CLI ⓘ

CLI → supportsProgrammingLanguage → C++/CLI ⓘ

subject surface form: Common Language Infrastructure

ECMA-372 → hasTitle → C++/CLI ⓘ

this entity surface form: C++/CLI Language Specification

ECMA-372 → defines → C++/CLI ⓘ

Microsoft Intermediate Language → targetOfCompilationFrom → C++/CLI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Managed C++

C++/WinRT → category → C++/CLI ⓘ

this entity surface form: C++ interoperability library

.NET ecosystem → supportsProgrammingLanguage → C++/CLI ⓘ

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