AssemblyFlagsAttribute Class (System.Reflection)

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AssemblyFlagsAttribute Class

Specifies a bitwise combination of AssemblyNameFlags flags for an assembly, describing just-in-time (JIT) compiler options, whether the assembly is retargetable, and whether it has a full or tokenized public key. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, Inherited := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class AssemblyFlagsAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As AssemblyFlagsAttribute

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, Inherited = false)]
public sealed class AssemblyFlagsAttribute : Attribute

Visual C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Assembly, Inherited = false)]
public ref class AssemblyFlagsAttribute sealed : public Attribute

JScript

public final class AssemblyFlagsAttribute extends Attribute

Remarks

The AssemblyNameFlags enumeration describes the assembly characteristics that can be set using this attribute.

To access the flags that have been specified for an assembly, use the Assembly..::.GetName property to obtain an AssemblyName object, then use the AssemblyName..::.Flags property to obtain an AssemblyNameFlags value.

To specify AssemblyNameFlags flags for a dynamic assembly, set the AssemblyName..::.Flags property of the AssemblyName object that you pass to the AppDomain..::.DefineDynamicAssembly method.

Examples

The following code example shows how to apply the AssemblyFlagsAttribute to an assembly, and how to read the flags at run time. The example also creates an instance of the attribute, and uses the AssemblyFlags property to display the flags. For an example of how to apply the AssemblyFlagsAttribute to a dynamic assembly, see the AssemblyName..::.Flags property.

Visual Basic

Imports System
Imports System.Reflection

' Specify a combination of AssemblyNameFlags for this 
' assembly.
<Assembly:AssemblyFlagsAttribute( _
       AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer _
    Or AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable)>

Public Class Example
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Get the currently executing assembly, which is this
        ' assembly.
        Dim thisAsm As Assembly = _
             Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()

        ' Get the AssemblyName for the currently executing
        ' assembly.
        Dim thisAsmName As AssemblyName = thisAsm.GetName(False)

        ' Display the flags that were set for this assembly.
        ListFlags(thisAsmName.Flags)

        ' Create an instance of AssemblyFlagsAttribute with the
        ' same combination of flags that was specified for this
        ' assembly. Note that PublicKey is included automatically
        ' for the assembly, but not for this instance of
        ' AssemblyFlagsAttribute.
        Dim afa As New AssemblyFlagsAttribute( _
               AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer _
            Or AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable)

        ' Get the flags. The property returns an integer, so
        ' the return value must be cast to AssemblyNameFlags.
        Dim anf As AssemblyNameFlags = _
            CType(afa.AssemblyFlags, AssemblyNameFlags)

        ' Display the flags.
        Console.WriteLine()
        ListFlags(anf)
    End Sub

    Private Shared Sub ListFlags(ByVal anf As AssemblyNameFlags)

        If anf = AssemblyNameFlags.None Then
            Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.None")
        Else
            If 0 <> (anf And AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable) Then _
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable")
            If 0 <> (anf And AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey) Then _
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey")
            If 0 <> (anf And AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer) Then _
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer")
            If 0 <> (anf And AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileTracking) Then _
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileTracking")
        End If

    End SUb
End Class

' This code example produces the following output:
'
'AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable
'AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey
'AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer
'
'AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable
'AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer

using System;
using System.Reflection;

// Specify a combination of AssemblyNameFlags for this 
// assembly.
[assembly:AssemblyFlagsAttribute(
    AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer |
    AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable)]

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Get the currently executing assembly, which is this
        // assembly.
        Assembly thisAsm = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

        // Get the AssemblyName for the currently executing
        // assembly.
        AssemblyName thisAsmName = thisAsm.GetName(false);

        // Display the flags that were set for this assembly.
        ListFlags(thisAsmName.Flags);

        // Create an instance of AssemblyFlagsAttribute with the
        // same combination of flags that was specified for this
        // assembly. Note that PublicKey is included automatically
        // for the assembly, but not for this instance of
        // AssemblyFlagsAttribute.
        AssemblyFlagsAttribute afa = new AssemblyFlagsAttribute(
            AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer |
            AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable);

        // Get the flags. The property returns an integer, so
        // the return value must be cast to AssemblyNameFlags.
        AssemblyNameFlags anf = (AssemblyNameFlags) afa.AssemblyFlags;

        // Display the flags.
        Console.WriteLine();
        ListFlags(anf);
    }

    private static void ListFlags(AssemblyNameFlags anf)
    {
        if (anf == AssemblyNameFlags.None)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.None");
        }
        else
        {
            if (0!=(anf & AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable)) 
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable");
            if (0!=(anf & AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey)) 
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey");
            if (0!=(anf & AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer)) 
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer");
            if (0!=(anf & AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileTracking)) 
                Console.WriteLine("AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileTracking");
        }
    }
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable
AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey
AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer

AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable
AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer
*/

Visual C++

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

// Specify a combination of AssemblyNameFlags for this
// assembly.
[assembly:AssemblyFlagsAttribute(
     AssemblyNameFlags::EnableJITcompileOptimizer
   | AssemblyNameFlags::Retargetable)];

public ref class Example
{
public:
   static void Main()
   {
      // Get the currently executing assembly, which is this
      // assembly.
      Assembly^ thisAsm = Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly();

      // Get the AssemblyName for the currently executing
      // assembly.
      AssemblyName^ thisAsmName = thisAsm->GetName( false );

      // Display the flags that were set for this assembly.
      ListFlags( thisAsmName->Flags );

      // Create an instance of AssemblyFlagsAttribute with the
      // same combination of flags that was specified for this
      // assembly. Note that PublicKey is included automatically
      // for the assembly, but not for this instance of
      // AssemblyFlagsAttribute.
      AssemblyFlagsAttribute^ afa = gcnew AssemblyFlagsAttribute( 
         static_cast<AssemblyNameFlags> (AssemblyNameFlags::EnableJITcompileOptimizer
                                       | AssemblyNameFlags::Retargetable) );

      // Get the flags. The property returns an integer, so
      // the return value must be cast to AssemblyNameFlags.
      AssemblyNameFlags anf = static_cast<AssemblyNameFlags>(afa->AssemblyFlags);

      // Display the flags.
      Console::WriteLine();
      ListFlags( anf );
   }

private:
   static void ListFlags( AssemblyNameFlags anf )
   {
      if ( anf == AssemblyNameFlags::None )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( L"AssemblyNameFlags.None" );
      }
      else
      {
         if ( 0 != static_cast<Int32>(anf & AssemblyNameFlags::Retargetable) )
                  Console::WriteLine( L"AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable" );
         if ( 0 != static_cast<Int32>(anf & AssemblyNameFlags::PublicKey) )
                  Console::WriteLine( L"AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey" );
         if ( 0 != static_cast<Int32>(anf & AssemblyNameFlags::EnableJITcompileOptimizer) )
                  Console::WriteLine( L"AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer" );
         if ( 0 != static_cast<Int32>(anf & AssemblyNameFlags::EnableJITcompileTracking) )
                  Console::WriteLine( L"AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileTracking" );
      }
   }

};

int main()
{
   Example::Main();
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable
AssemblyNameFlags.PublicKey
AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer

AssemblyNameFlags.Retargetable
AssemblyNameFlags.EnableJITcompileOptimizer
*/

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Reflection..::.AssemblyFlagsAttribute

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

AssemblyFlagsAttribute Members

System.Reflection Namespace

AssemblyNameFlags

Assembly..::.GetName

AssemblyName..::.Flags