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MethodImplOptions Enumeration

.NET Framework 4.5

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Defines the details of how a method is implemented.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace:  System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[FlagsAttribute]
public enum MethodImplOptions
Member name Description
Supported by the XNA Framework Unmanaged The method is implemented in unmanaged code.
Supported by the XNA Framework ForwardRef The method is declared, but its implementation is provided elsewhere.
Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library PreserveSig The method signature is exported exactly as declared.
Supported by the XNA Framework InternalCall The call is internal, that is, it calls a method that is implemented within the common language runtime.
Supported by the XNA Framework Synchronized The method can be executed by only one thread at a time. Static methods lock on the type, whereas instance methods lock on the instance. Only one thread can execute in any of the instance functions, and only one thread can execute in any of a class's static functions.
Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library NoInlining The method cannot be inlined. Inlining is an optimization by which a method call is replaced with the method body.
AggressiveInlining The method should be inlined if possible.
Supported by Portable Class Library NoOptimization 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.

This enumeration is used with the MethodImplAttributeattribute.

You can specify multiple MethodImplOptions values by using the bitwise OR operator.

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: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, 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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