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CodeDomProvider.CreateGenerator Method (String)

.NET Framework 4.5

When overridden in a derived class, creates a new code generator using the specified file name for output.

Namespace: System.CodeDom.Compiler
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public virtual ICodeGenerator CreateGenerator(
	string fileName
)

Parameters

fileName: Type: System.String
The file name to output to.

Return Value

Type: System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeGenerator
An ICodeGenerator that can be used to generate System.CodeDom based source code representations.

Remarks

This method uses the specified file name for output.

Note
The base class implementation calls the CreateGenerator method, which is obsolete in the .NET Framework 2.0 and results in a NotSupportedException if an ICodeGenerator object is not returned.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

CodeDomProvider Class

CreateGenerator Overload

System.CodeDom.Compiler Namespace

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