AppDomain::ExecuteAssemblyByName Method (String)
Executes an assembly given its display name.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- assemblyName
- Type: System::String
The display name of the assembly. See Assembly::FullName.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | assemblyName is nullptr. |
| FileNotFoundException | The assembly specified by assemblyName is not found. |
| BadImageFormatException | The assembly specified by assemblyName is not a valid assembly. -or- Version 2.0 or later of the common language runtime is currently loaded and assemblyName was compiled with a later version. |
| AppDomainUnloadedException | The operation is attempted on an unloaded application domain. |
| FileLoadException | The assembly specified by assemblyName was found, but could not be loaded. |
| MissingMethodException | The specified assembly has no entry point. |
The ExecuteAssemblyByName method provides similar functionality to the ExecuteAssembly method, but specifies the assembly by display name or AssemblyName rather than by file location. Therefore, ExecuteAssemblyByName loads assemblies with the Load method rather than with the LoadFile method.
The assembly begins executing at the entry point specified in the .NET Framework header.
This method does not create a new process or application domain, and it does not execute the entry point method on a new thread.
To create the AppDomain to load and execute, use the CreateDomain method.
- FileIOPermission
for access to read from a file or directory, for access to the information in the path itself, and for redirecting a display name to a path. Associated enumerations: FileIOPermissionAccess::Read, FileIOPermissionAccess::PathDiscovery.
- WebPermission
for access to a Web site, when a display name is redirected to a URL.
- UIPermission
to execute a console application. Associated enumeration: PermissionState::Unrestricted.
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.