OpCodes.Ldftn Field
Pushes an unmanaged pointer (type native int) to the native code implementing a specific method onto the evaluation stack.
Namespace: System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The following table lists the instruction's hexadecimal and Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) assembly format, along with a brief reference summary:
Format | Assembly Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
FE 06 < T > | ldftn method | Pushes a pointer to a method referenced by method on the stack. |
The stack transitional behavior, in sequential order, is:
The unmanaged pointer to a specific method is pushed onto the stack.
The specific method (method) can be called using the Calli instruction if it references a managed method (or a stub that transitions from managed to unmanaged code).
The value returned points to native code using the calling convention specified by the method metadata token. Thus, a method pointer can be easily passed to unmanaged native code (specifically, as a callback routine).
The following Emit method overload can use the ldftn opcode:
ILGenerator.Emit(OpCode, MethodInfo)
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.
