LocalVariableInfo Class
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
To get a list of local variables in a method, use the LocalVariables property of the MethodBody class. Use the GetMethodBody method to obtain the MethodBody for a MethodInfo object.
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| Local variable names are not persisted in metadata. In Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL), local variables are accessed by their position in the local variable signature. |
The following code example defines a test method named MethodBodyExample, and displays its local variable information. The MethodBase.GetMethodBody method is used to obtain a MethodBody object for the test method. The MethodBody.LocalVariables property is then used to obtain a list of LocalVariableInfo objects and display their types and index order.
This code example is part of a larger example provided for the MethodBody class.
using System; using System.Reflection; public class Example { public static void Main() { // Get method body information. MethodInfo mi = typeof(Example).GetMethod("MethodBodyExample"); MethodBody mb = mi.GetMethodBody(); Console.WriteLine("\r\nMethod: {0}", mi); // Display the general information included in the // MethodBody object. Console.WriteLine(" Local variables are initialized: {0}", mb.InitLocals); Console.WriteLine(" Maximum number of items on the operand stack: {0}", mb.MaxStackSize); ... // Display information about the local variables in the // method body. Console.WriteLine(); foreach (LocalVariableInfo lvi in mb.LocalVariables) { Console.WriteLine("Local variable: {0}", lvi); } ... } // The Main method contains code to analyze this method, using // the properties and methods of the MethodBody class. public void MethodBodyExample(object arg) { // Define some local variables. In addition to these variables, // the local variable list includes the variables scoped to // the catch clauses. int var1 = 42; string var2 = "Forty-two"; try { // Depending on the input value, throw an ArgumentException or // an ArgumentNullException to test the Catch clauses. if (arg == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException("The argument cannot be null."); } if (arg.GetType() == typeof(string)) { throw new ArgumentException("The argument cannot be a string."); } } // There is no Filter clause in this code example. See the Visual // Basic code for an example of a Filter clause. // This catch clause handles the ArgumentException class, and // any other class derived from Exception. catch(Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine("Ordinary exception-handling clause caught: {0}", ex.GetType()); } finally { var1 = 3033; var2 = "Another string."; } } } // This code example produces output similar to the following: // //Method: Void MethodBodyExample(System.Object) // Local variables are initialized: True // Maximum number of items on the operand stack: 2 ...// //Local variable: System.Int32 (0) //Local variable: System.String (1) //Local variable: System.Exception (2) //Local variable: System.Boolean (3)
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