DependencyAttribute Constructor (String^, LoadHint)

 

Initializes a new instance of the DependencyAttribute class with the specified LoadHint value.

Namespace:   System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
DependencyAttribute(
	String^ dependentAssemblyArgument,
	LoadHint loadHintArgument
)

Parameters

dependentAssemblyArgument
Type: System::String^

The dependent assembly to bind to.

loadHintArgument
Type: System.Runtime.CompilerServices::LoadHint

One of the LoadHint values.

The DependencyAttribute attribute gives the common language runtime hints on how tightly to bind to the dependency. The runtime uses these hints to help settle tradeoffs between lazy dependency load and efficient binding to the dependency. For example, hard binding allows the runtime to encode pointers to dependent native images, which results in a reduced working set. This attribute guides the runtime in making these decisions.

The following example specifies that the native image generation service always binds to AssemblyA and sometimes binds to AssemblyB.

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.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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