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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/core/tutorials/netcore-hosting.md
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Expand Up @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The `hostfxr_initialize_for_runtime_config` and `hostfxr_get_runtime_delegate` f

### Step 3 - Load managed assembly and get function pointer to a managed method

The runtime delegate is called to load the managed assembly and get a function pointer to a managed method. The delegate requires the assembly path, type name, and method name as inputs and returns a function pointer that can be used to invoke the managed method.
The runtime delegate is called to load the managed assembly and get a function pointer to a managed method. The delegate requires the assembly path, assembly-qualified type name, and method name as inputs and returns a function pointer that can be used to invoke the managed method.

[!code-cpp[HostFxrHost#LoadAndGet](~/samples/snippets/core/tutorials/netcore-hosting/csharp/HostWithHostFxr/src/NativeHost/nativehost.cpp#LoadAndGet)]

Expand All @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ By passing `nullptr` as the delegate type name when calling the runtime delegate
public delegate int ComponentEntryPoint(IntPtr args, int sizeBytes);
```

A different signature can be used by specifying the delegate type name when calling the runtime delegate.
A different signature can be used by specifying an assembly-qualified delegate type name when calling the runtime delegate.

### Step 4 - Run managed code!

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ...ppets/core/tutorials/netcore-hosting/csharp/HostWithHostFxr/src/NativeHost/nativehost.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
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// STEP 3: Load managed assembly and get function pointer to a managed method
//
// <SnippetLoadAndGet>
const string_t dotnetlib_path = root_path + STR("DotNetLib.dll");
const char_t *dotnet_type = STR("DotNetLib.Lib, DotNetLib");
const char_t *dotnet_type_method = STR("Hello");
// <SnippetLoadAndGet>
// Function pointer to managed delegate
component_entry_point_fn hello = nullptr;
int rc = load_assembly_and_get_function_pointer(
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