CodeSnippetTypeMember Class
Updated: March 2009
Represents a member of a type using a literal code fragment.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
CodeSnippetTypeMember can represent a member of a type using a literal code fragment that is included directly in the source without modification. This code can be included in the type declaration.
A CodeSnippetTypeMember stores a section of code, exactly in its original format, as a string. The CodeDOM does not translate literal code fragments. Literal code fragments are stored and output in their original format. CodeDOM objects that contain literal code are provided so developers can encapsulate code that is already in the target language.
The Text property contains the literal code for the type member.
The following example demonstrates the use of the CodeSnippetTypeMember class to store literal code in a string format. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the GenerateCodeFromMember method.
Shared Sub GenCodeFromMember(ByVal provider As CodeDomProvider, ByVal options As CodeGeneratorOptions)
options.BracingStyle = "C"
Dim method1 As New CodeMemberMethod()
method1.Name = "ReturnString"
method1.Attributes = MemberAttributes.Public
method1.ReturnType = New CodeTypeReference("System.String")
method1.Parameters.Add(New CodeParameterDeclarationExpression("System.String", "text"))
method1.Statements.Add(New CodeMethodReturnStatement(New CodeArgumentReferenceExpression("text")))
Dim sw As New StringWriter()
provider.GenerateCodeFromMember(method1, sw, options)
snippetMethod = New CodeSnippetTypeMember(sw.ToString())
End Sub 'GenCodeFromMember
End Class 'Program
System.CodeDom.CodeObject
System.CodeDom.CodeTypeMember
System.CodeDom.CodeSnippetTypeMember
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