Module Class
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration <SerializableAttribute> _ <ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _ <ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)> _ Public Class Module Implements _Module, ISerializable, ICustomAttributeProvider 'Usage Dim instance As Module
/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ /** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ /** @attribute ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None) */ public class Module implements _Module, ISerializable, ICustomAttributeProvider
SerializableAttribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None) public class Module implements _Module, ISerializable, ICustomAttributeProvider
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A module is a portable executable file, such as type.dll or application.exe, consisting of one or more classes and interfaces. There may be multiple namespaces contained in a single module, and a namespace may span multiple modules.
One or more modules deployed as a unit compose an assembly. For information about creating an assembly with more than one module, see Multifile Assemblies.
Note that a .NET Framework module is not the same as a module in Visual Basic, which is used by a programmers to organize functions and subroutines in an application.
The following code examples show how to use reflection to get information about modules:
Imports System.Reflection Imports System Public Class Program Public Shared Sub Main() Dim c1 As New Class1 ' Show the current module. ' Note the brackets around "[Module]" to differentiate ' it from the Visual Basic "Module" keyword. Dim m As [Module] = c1.GetType().Module Console.WriteLine("The current module is {0}.", m.Name) ' List all modules in the assembly. Dim curAssembly As Assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() Console.WriteLine("The executing assembly is {0}.", curAssembly) Dim mods() As [Module] = curAssembly.GetModules() For Each md As [Module] In mods Console.WriteLine("This assembly contains the {0} module", md.Name) Next Console.ReadLine() End Sub End Class Class Class1 End Class
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.