Reflector Sample (Visual Basic)
The sample shows how to use methods from the System.Reflection namespace to run queries over types from System.Xml.Linq.dll.
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Demonstrates
The sample shows how to use methods from the System.Reflection namespace to run queries over types from System.Xml.Linq.dll. The by-product is an HTML document outlining the public APIs for the assembly.
The Reflector application generates an HTML document that outlines the public API for a given assembly. The task is achieved in two phases. First, an XML document is emitted in memory. (See method Emit*().) The document captures the relevant aspects of the assembly's metadata. In the second phase, an HTML document is extracted from the XML document. (See method Extract*().) Note that the two phases use the same query constructions to handle similar information in different representations.
See Also
Concepts
Introduction to LINQ in Visual Basic