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SymWriter Class

.NET Framework 4

Represents a symbol writer for managed code.

System.Object
  System.Diagnostics.SymbolStore.SymWriter

Namespace:  System.Diagnostics.SymbolStore
Assembly:  ISymWrapper (in ISymWrapper.dll)
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[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public class SymWriter : ISymbolWriter

The SymWriter type exposes the following members.

  Name Description
Public method SymWriter() Initializes a new instance of the SymWriter class.
Public method SymWriter(Boolean) Initializes a new instance of the SymWriter class, specifying whether to create an underlying symbol writer.
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  Name Description
Public method {dtor} Infrastructure. Releases the resources held by the current instance of the SymWriter object.
Public method Close Closes the SymWriter and commits the symbols to the symbol store.
Public method CloseMethod Closes the current method.
Public method CloseNamespace Closes the most recent namespace.
Public method CloseScope Closes the current lexical scope.
Public method DefineDocument Defines a source document.
Public method DefineField Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.
Public method DefineGlobalVariable Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.
Public method DefineLocalVariable Defines a single variable in the current lexical scope.
Public method DefineParameter Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.
Public method DefineSequencePoints Defines a group of sequence points within the current method.
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the SymWriter is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Overrides Object.Finalize().)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetWriter Gets the underlying unmanaged symbol writer.
Public method Initialize Sets the metadata emitter interface to associate with this writer.
Public method InitWriter Initializes the symbol writer. This method should not be called directly; it is called by the constructor.
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method OpenMethod Opens a method in which to place symbol information.
Public method OpenNamespace Opens a new namespace.
Public method OpenScope Opens a new lexical scope in the current method.
Public method SetMethodSourceRange Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.
Public method SetScopeRange Defines the offset range for the specified lexical scope.
Public method SetSymAttribute Defines an attribute when given the attribute name and the attribute value.
Public method SetUnderlyingWriter Sets the underlying ISymUnmanagedWriter Interface (the corresponding unmanaged API) that a managed SymWriter uses to emit symbols.
Public method SetUserEntryPoint Identifies the user-defined method as the entry point for the current module.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method UsingNamespace Specifies that the given, fully qualified namespace name is used within the open lexical scope.
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The SymWriter class provides methods that define documents, sequence points, lexical scopes, and variables.

Note Note

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: MayLeakOnAbort. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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