DependencyAttribute Class
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
[SerializableAttribute] [AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple=true)] public sealed class DependencyAttribute : Attribute
/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ /** @attribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple=true) */ public final class DependencyAttribute extends Attribute
SerializableAttribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple=true) public final class DependencyAttribute extends Attribute
This attribute is used by the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) to generate native assembly images.
Apply the DependencyAttribute attribute to a dependent assembly with a value of the LoadHint enumeration to specify when a referring assembly is to load a dependency.
A dependency that is likely to be loaded (Always) will cause Ngen.exe to bind to that dependency. Using this hint allows Ngen.exe to generate code that will result in a reduced working set and improved throughput but at the cost of always loading the dependency when the parent assembly is loaded.
The following code example specifies that the native image generation service always binds to AssemblyA and sometimes binds to AssemblyB.
using System; using System.Runtime.CompilerServices; [assembly: DependencyAttribute("AssemblyA", LoadHint.Always)] [assembly: DependencyAttribute("AssemblyB", LoadHint.Sometimes)] class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Console.WriteLine("The DependencyAttribute attribute was applied."); } }
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
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