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OpCodes.Nop Field

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Fills space if opcodes are patched. No meaningful operation is performed although a processing cycle can be consumed.

Namespace:  System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public static readonly OpCode Nop

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

00

nop

Performs an operation without behavior.

There is no stack transitional behavior defined for this instruction.

The nop operation does nothing. It is intended to fill in space if opcodes are patched.

The following Emit method overload can use the nop opcode:

  • ILGenerator.Emit(OpCode)

.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

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, 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.

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