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MethodImplAttributes Enumeration

.NET Framework 4

Specifies flags for the attributes of a method implementation.

Namespace:  System.Reflection
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum MethodImplAttributes
Member name Description
Supported by the XNA Framework CodeTypeMask Specifies flags about code type.
Supported by the XNA Framework IL Specifies that the method implementation is in Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL).
Supported by the XNA Framework Native Specifies that the method implementation is native.
Supported by the XNA Framework OPTIL Specifies that the method implementation is in Optimized Intermediate Language (OPTIL).
Supported by the XNA Framework Runtime Specifies that the method implementation is provided by the runtime.
Supported by the XNA Framework ManagedMask Specifies whether the method is implemented in managed or unmanaged code.
Supported by the XNA Framework Unmanaged Specifies that the method is implemented in unmanaged code.
Supported by the XNA Framework Managed Specifies that the method is implemented in managed code.
Supported by the XNA Framework ForwardRef Specifies that the method is not defined.
Supported by the XNA Framework PreserveSig Specifies that the method signature is exported exactly as declared.
Supported by the XNA Framework InternalCall Specifies an internal call.
Supported by the XNA Framework Synchronized Specifies that the method is single-threaded through the body. Static methods (Shared in Visual Basic) lock on the type, whereas instance methods lock on the instance. You can also use the C# lock statement or the Visual Basic SyncLock statement for this purpose.
Supported by the XNA Framework NoInlining Specifies that the method cannot be inlined.
NoOptimization Specifies that the method is not optimized by the just-in-time (JIT) compiler or by native code generation (see Ngen.exe) when debugging possible code generation problems.
Supported by the XNA Framework MaxMethodImplVal Specifies a range check value.

The attributes are combined using the bitwise OR operation as follows:

Code implementation masks:

  • CodeTypeMask

  • IL

  • Native

  • OPTIL

  • Runtime

Managed masks:

  • ManagedMask

  • Unmanaged

  • Managed

Implementation information and interop masks:

  • ForwardRef

  • PreserveSig

  • InternalCall

  • Synchronized

  • NoInlining

  • NoOptimization

  • MaxMethodImplVal

Note Note

Locking on the instance or on the type, as with the Synchronized flag, is not recommended for public types, because code other than your own can take locks on public types and instances. This might cause deadlocks or other synchronization problems.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 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.
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