StringFreezingAttribute Class
Deprecated. Freezes a string literal when creating native images using the Ngen.exe (Native Image Generator). This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The StringFreezingAttribute type exposes the following members.
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![]() | StringFreezingAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the StringFreezingAttribute class. |
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![]() | Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | IsDefaultAttribute | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
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![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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The StringFreezingAttribute class has been deprecated in the .NET Framework version 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and later versions. |
A frozen string is a string literal object that is compatible with the managed heap and has been serialized into a native image by the Ngen.exe (Native Image Generator). The StringFreezingAttribute attribute allows you to optimize your code by pre-allocating string literals during native image generation rather than at run time. After a string literal has been frozen, code can simply refer to the string using the address in the native image.
The StringFreezingAttribute must be applied on the assembly level.
Note that the common language runtime (CLR) cannot unload any native image that has a frozen string because any object in the heap might refer to the frozen string. Therefore, you should use the StringFreezingAttribute class only in cases where the native image that contains the frozen string is shared heavily.
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.
