Defines and represents a module in a dynamic assembly.
Namespace:
System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort := True)> _
Public Class ModuleBuilder _
Inherits Module _
Implements _ModuleBuilder
Dim instance As ModuleBuilder
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public class ModuleBuilder : Module,
_ModuleBuilder
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::None)]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public ref class ModuleBuilder : public Module,
_ModuleBuilder
public class ModuleBuilder extends Module implements _ModuleBuilder
To get an instance of ModuleBuilder, use the AssemblyBuilder..::.DefineDynamicModule method.
The following code sample demonstrates the use of ModuleBuilder to create a dynamic module. Note that the ModuleBuilder is created by calling DefineDynamicModule in AssemblyBuilder, rather than through a constructor.
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Public Class CodeGenerator
Private myAssemblyBuilder As AssemblyBuilder
Public Sub New()
' Get the current application domain for the current thread.
Dim myCurrentDomain As AppDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain
Dim myAssemblyName As New AssemblyName()
myAssemblyName.Name = "TempAssembly"
' Define a dynamic assembly in the current application domain.
myAssemblyBuilder = _
myCurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(myAssemblyName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Run)
' Define a dynamic module in this assembly.
Dim myModuleBuilder As ModuleBuilder = myAssemblyBuilder.DefineDynamicModule("TempModule")
' Define a runtime class with specified name and attributes.
Dim myTypeBuilder As TypeBuilder = _
myModuleBuilder.DefineType("TempClass", TypeAttributes.Public)
' Add 'Greeting' field to the class, with the specified attribute and type.
Dim greetingField As FieldBuilder = _
myTypeBuilder.DefineField("Greeting", GetType(String), FieldAttributes.Public)
Dim myMethodArgs As Type() = {GetType(String)}
' Add 'MyMethod' method to the class, with the specified attribute and signature.
Dim myMethod As MethodBuilder = _
myTypeBuilder.DefineMethod("MyMethod", MethodAttributes.Public, _
CallingConventions.Standard, Nothing, myMethodArgs)
Dim methodIL As ILGenerator = myMethod.GetILGenerator()
methodIL.EmitWriteLine("In the method...")
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0)
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1)
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Stfld, greetingField)
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret)
myTypeBuilder.CreateType()
End Sub 'New
Public ReadOnly Property MyAssembly() As AssemblyBuilder
Get
Return Me.myAssemblyBuilder
End Get
End Property
End Class 'CodeGenerator
Public Class TestClass
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name:="FullTrust")> _
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim myCodeGenerator As New CodeGenerator()
' Get the assembly builder for 'myCodeGenerator' object.
Dim myAssemblyBuilder As AssemblyBuilder = myCodeGenerator.MyAssembly
' Get the module builder for the above assembly builder object .
Dim myModuleBuilder As ModuleBuilder = myAssemblyBuilder.GetDynamicModule("TempModule")
Console.WriteLine("The fully qualified name and path to this " + _
"module is :" + myModuleBuilder.FullyQualifiedName)
Dim myType As Type = myModuleBuilder.GetType("TempClass")
Dim myMethodInfo As MethodInfo = myType.GetMethod("MyMethod")
' Get the token used to identify the method within this module.
Dim myMethodToken As MethodToken = myModuleBuilder.GetMethodToken(myMethodInfo)
Console.WriteLine("Token used to identify the method of 'myType'" + _
" within the module is {0:x}", myMethodToken.Token)
Dim args As Object() = {"Hello."}
Dim myObject As Object = Activator.CreateInstance(myType, Nothing, Nothing)
myMethodInfo.Invoke(myObject, args)
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'TestClass
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using System.Security.Permissions;
public class CodeGenerator
{
AssemblyBuilder myAssemblyBuilder;
public CodeGenerator()
{
// Get the current application domain for the current thread.
AppDomain myCurrentDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
AssemblyName myAssemblyName = new AssemblyName();
myAssemblyName.Name = "TempAssembly";
// Define a dynamic assembly in the current application domain.
myAssemblyBuilder = myCurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly
(myAssemblyName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Run);
// Define a dynamic module in this assembly.
ModuleBuilder myModuleBuilder = myAssemblyBuilder.
DefineDynamicModule("TempModule");
// Define a runtime class with specified name and attributes.
TypeBuilder myTypeBuilder = myModuleBuilder.DefineType
("TempClass",TypeAttributes.Public);
// Add 'Greeting' field to the class, with the specified attribute and type.
FieldBuilder greetingField = myTypeBuilder.DefineField("Greeting",
typeof(String), FieldAttributes.Public);
Type[] myMethodArgs = { typeof(String) };
// Add 'MyMethod' method to the class, with the specified attribute and signature.
MethodBuilder myMethod = myTypeBuilder.DefineMethod("MyMethod",
MethodAttributes.Public, CallingConventions.Standard, null,myMethodArgs);
ILGenerator methodIL = myMethod.GetILGenerator();
methodIL.EmitWriteLine("In the method...");
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1);
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Stfld, greetingField);
methodIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
myTypeBuilder.CreateType();
}
public AssemblyBuilder MyAssembly
{
get
{
return this.myAssemblyBuilder;
}
}
}
public class TestClass
{
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name="FullTrust")]
public static void Main()
{
CodeGenerator myCodeGenerator = new CodeGenerator();
// Get the assembly builder for 'myCodeGenerator' object.
AssemblyBuilder myAssemblyBuilder = myCodeGenerator.MyAssembly;
// Get the module builder for the above assembly builder object .
ModuleBuilder myModuleBuilder = myAssemblyBuilder.
GetDynamicModule("TempModule");
Console.WriteLine("The fully qualified name and path to this "
+ "module is :" +myModuleBuilder.FullyQualifiedName);
Type myType = myModuleBuilder.GetType("TempClass");
MethodInfo myMethodInfo =
myType.GetMethod("MyMethod");
// Get the token used to identify the method within this module.
MethodToken myMethodToken =
myModuleBuilder.GetMethodToken(myMethodInfo);
Console.WriteLine("Token used to identify the method of 'myType'"
+ " within the module is {0:x}",myMethodToken.Token);
object[] args={"Hello."};
object myObject = Activator.CreateInstance(myType,null,null);
myMethodInfo.Invoke(myObject,args);
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;
public ref class CodeGenerator
{
private:
AssemblyBuilder^ myAssemblyBuilder;
public:
CodeGenerator()
{
// Get the current application domain for the current thread.
AppDomain^ myCurrentDomain = AppDomain::CurrentDomain;
AssemblyName^ myAssemblyName = gcnew AssemblyName;
myAssemblyName->Name = "TempAssembly";
// Define a dynamic assembly in the current application domain.
myAssemblyBuilder = myCurrentDomain->DefineDynamicAssembly( myAssemblyName, AssemblyBuilderAccess::Run );
// Define a dynamic module in this assembly.
ModuleBuilder^ myModuleBuilder = myAssemblyBuilder->DefineDynamicModule( "TempModule" );
// Define a runtime class with specified name and attributes.
TypeBuilder^ myTypeBuilder = myModuleBuilder->DefineType( "TempClass", TypeAttributes::Public );
// Add 'Greeting' field to the class, with the specified attribute and type.
FieldBuilder^ greetingField = myTypeBuilder->DefineField( "Greeting", String::typeid, FieldAttributes::Public );
array<Type^>^myMethodArgs = {String::typeid};
// Add 'MyMethod' method to the class, with the specified attribute and signature.
MethodBuilder^ myMethod = myTypeBuilder->DefineMethod( "MyMethod", MethodAttributes::Public, CallingConventions::Standard, nullptr, myMethodArgs );
ILGenerator^ methodIL = myMethod->GetILGenerator();
methodIL->EmitWriteLine( "In the method..." );
methodIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_0 );
methodIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_1 );
methodIL->Emit( OpCodes::Stfld, greetingField );
methodIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ret );
myTypeBuilder->CreateType();
}
property AssemblyBuilder^ MyAssembly
{
AssemblyBuilder^ get()
{
return this->myAssemblyBuilder;
}
}
};
int main()
{
CodeGenerator^ myCodeGenerator = gcnew CodeGenerator;
// Get the assembly builder for 'myCodeGenerator' object.
AssemblyBuilder^ myAssemblyBuilder = myCodeGenerator->MyAssembly;
// Get the module builder for the above assembly builder object .
ModuleBuilder^ myModuleBuilder = myAssemblyBuilder->GetDynamicModule( "TempModule" );
Console::WriteLine( "The fully qualified name and path to this module is :{0}", myModuleBuilder->FullyQualifiedName );
Type^ myType = myModuleBuilder->GetType( "TempClass" );
MethodInfo^ myMethodInfo = myType->GetMethod( "MyMethod" );
// Get the token used to identify the method within this module.
MethodToken myMethodToken = myModuleBuilder->GetMethodToken( myMethodInfo );
Console::WriteLine( "Token used to identify the method of 'myType'"
" within the module is {0:x}", myMethodToken.Token );
array<Object^>^args = {"Hello."};
Object^ myObject = Activator::CreateInstance( myType, nullptr, nullptr );
myMethodInfo->Invoke( myObject, args );
}
System..::.Object
System.Reflection..::.Module
System.Reflection.Emit..::.ModuleBuilder
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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