Figure 2 IMetaDataImport Token Types

  • Article
Token
 Enumeration Method
 Get Properties Method
mdCustomValue
 EnumCustomAttributes
 GetCustomAttributeProps
mdEvent
 EnumEvents
 GetEventProps
mdFieldDef
 EnumFields
 GetFieldProps
mdInterfaceImpl
 EnumInterfaceImpls
 GetInterfaceImplProps
mdMemberRef
 EnumMemberRefs
 GetMemberRefProps
mdToken
 EnumMembers
 GetMemberProps
mdMethodDef
 EnumMethods
 GetMethodProps
mdModuleRef
 EnumModuleRefs
 GetModuleRefProps
mdParamDef
 EnumParams
 GetParamProps
mdPermission
 EnumPermissionSets
 GetPermissionSetProps
mdProperty
 EnumProperties
 GetPropertyProps
mdTypeDef
 EnumTypeDefs
 GetTypeDefProps
mdTypeRef
 EnumTypeRefs
 GetTypeRefProps
mdString
 EnumUserStrings
 GetUserString

Figure 3 Types in Metadata Type Signatures

Type Name
 Value
 Data Type
ELEMENT_TYPE_VOID
 0x1
 Void
ELEMENT_TYPE_BOOLEAN
 0x2
 Boolean
ELEMENT_TYPE_CHAR
 0x3
 Character
ELEMENT_TYPE_I1
 0x4
 Signed 1-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_U1
 0x5
 Unsigned 1-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_I2
 0x6
 Signed 2-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_U2
 0x7
 Unsigned 2-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_I4
 0x8
 Signed 4-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_U4
 0x9
 Unsigned 4-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_I8
 0xa
 Signed 8-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_U8
 0xb
 Unsigned 8-byte integer
ELEMENT_TYPE_R4
 0xc
 4-byte floating point
ELEMENT_TYPE_R8
 0xd
 8-byte floating point
ELEMENT_TYPE_STRING
 0xe
 System.String

Figure 4 IMetaDataAssemblyImport Token Types

Token
 Enumeration Method
 Get Properties Method
mdAssemblyRef
 EnumAssemblyRefs
 GetAssemblyRefProps
mdFile
 EnumFiles
 GetFileProps
mdComType
 EnumComTypes
 GetComTypeProps
mdManifestResource
 EnumManifestResources
 GetManifestResourceProps
mdExecutionLocation
 EnumExecutionLocations
 GetExecutionLocationProps

Figure 5 CorTokenType Token Types 

typedef enum CorTokenType
{
mdtModule               = 0x00000000
mdtTypeRef              = 0x01000000
mdtTypeDef              = 0x02000000
mdtFieldDef             = 0x04000000
mdtMethodDef            = 0x06000000
mdtParamDef             = 0x08000000
mdtInterfaceImpl        = 0x09000000
mdtMemberRef            = 0x0a000000
mdtCustomAttribute      = 0x0c000000
mdtPermission           = 0x0e000000
mdtSignature            = 0x11000000
mdtEvent                = 0x14000000
mdtProperty             = 0x17000000
mdtModuleRef            = 0x1a000000
mdtTypeSpec             = 0x1b000000
mdtAssembly             = 0x20000000
mdtAssemblyRef          = 0x23000000
mdtFile                 = 0x26000000
mdtComType              = 0x27000000
mdtManifestResource     = 0x28000000
mdtExecutionLocation    = 0x29000000
mdtSourceFile           = 0x2a000000
mdtLocalVarScope        = 0x2c000000
mdtLocalVar             = 0x2d000000
mdtString               = 0x70000000
mdtName                 = 0x71000000
mdtBaseType             = 0x72000000
} CorTokenType;
Figure 6 Unmanaged API Tokens and Equivalent Reflection API Types and Methods

Unmanaged Token
 Reflection Equivalent Type
 Reflection Enumeration Method
mdModule
 Module *
 Assembly::GetModules
mdTypeDef
 Type *
 Assembly::GetType
mdFieldDef
 FieldInfo *
 Type::GetFields
mdMethodDef
 MethodInfo *
 Type::GetMethods
mdParamDef
 ParameterInfo *
 MethodInfo::GetParameters
mdCustomAttribute
 Object *
 XXX::GetCustomAttributes
mdEvent
 EventInfo *
 Type::GetEvents
mdProperty
 PropertyInfo *
 Type::GetProperties
mdAssembly
 Assembly *
 Assembly::Load or AppDomain::GetAssemblies
mdAssemblyRef
 AssemblyName *
 Assembly::GetReferencedAssemblies
mdManifestResource
 String *
 Assembly::GetManifestResourceNames

Figure 7 MethodBase 

MethodBase::IsAbstract
MethodBase::IsAssembly
MethodBase::IsConstructor
MethodBase::IsFamily
MethodBase::IsFamilyAndAssembly
MethodBase::IsFamilyOrAssembly
MethodBase::IsFinal
MethodBase::IsHideBySig
MethodBase::IsPrivate
MethodBase::IsPublic
MethodBase::IsSpecialName
MethodBase::IsStatic
MethodBase::IsVirtual