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MethodBuilder.GetILGenerator Method (Int32)

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Returns an ILGenerator for this method with the specified Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) stream size.

Namespace:  System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetILGenerator ( _
    size As Integer _
) As ILGenerator

public ILGenerator GetILGenerator(
    int size
)

Parameters

  • size
    Type: System.Int32
    The size of the MSIL stream, in bytes.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.Emit.ILGenerator
An ILGenerator object for this method.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

The method should not have a body because of its MethodAttributes or MethodImplAttributes flags, for example because it has the MethodAttributes.PinvokeImpl flag.

-or-

The method is a generic method, but not a generic method definition. That is, the IsGenericMethod property is true, but the IsGenericMethodDefinition property is false.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.