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MethodBuilder::MakeGenericMethod Method (array<Type^>^)

 

Returns a generic method constructed from the current generic method definition using the specified generic type arguments.

Namespace:   System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
virtual MethodInfo^ MakeGenericMethod(
	... array<Type^>^ typeArguments
) override

Parameters

typeArguments
Type: array<System::Type^>^

An array of Type objects that represent the type arguments for the generic method.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection::MethodInfo^

A MethodInfo representing the generic method constructed from the current generic method definition using the specified generic type arguments.

When you are emitting dynamic code, you might need to emit a call to a method constructed from the generic method definition represented by a MethodBuilder, before the enclosing type has been completed. You can use the MakeGenericMethod method to create a MethodInfo for such a constructed method, and use the MethodInfo in the emitted call.

The following code example creates a constructed method from an incomplete generic method definition in an incomplete type.

The example creates a transient assembly and module with a single type, adds a method M, and makes the method generic by adding a type parameter T using the DefineGenericParameters method. The type parameter is used as the type of the method's parameter, and also as its return type. The generic method definition is not given a body, and the enclosing type is not completed. The MakeGenericMethod method is then used to make the constructed method M<String> (M(Of String) in Visual Basic). The example code has no output, because the subclass of MethodInfo returned by the MakeGenericMethod method does not allow reflection over its parameters.

System_CAPS_noteNote

For another code example that uses MakeGenericMethod, see DefineGenericParameters. MakeGenericMethod is also used extensively when emitting code that uses generic types. See How to: Define a Generic Method with Reflection Emit.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;

void main()
{
    // Define a transient dynamic assembly (only to run, not
    // to save) with one module and a type "Test".
    // 
    AssemblyName^ aName = gcnew AssemblyName("MyDynamic");
    AssemblyBuilder^ ab = 
        AppDomain::CurrentDomain->DefineDynamicAssembly(
            aName, 
            AssemblyBuilderAccess::Run);
    ModuleBuilder^ mb = ab->DefineDynamicModule(aName->Name);
    TypeBuilder^ tb = mb->DefineType("Test");

    // Add a public static method "M" to Test, and make it a
    // generic method with one type parameter named "T").
    //
    MethodBuilder^ meb = tb->DefineMethod("M", 
        MethodAttributes::Public | MethodAttributes::Static);
    array<GenericTypeParameterBuilder^>^ typeParams = 
        meb->DefineGenericParameters(gcnew array<String^> { "T" });

    // Give the method one parameter, of type T, and a 
    // return type of T.
    meb->SetParameters(typeParams);
    meb->SetReturnType(typeParams[0]);

    // Create a MethodInfo for M<string>, which can be used in
    // emitted code. This is possible even though the method
    // does not yet have a body, and the enclosing type is not
    // created.
    MethodInfo^ mi = meb->MakeGenericMethod(String::typeid);
    // Note that this is actually a subclass of MethodInfo, 
    // which has rather limited capabilities -- for
    // example, you cannot reflect on its parameters.
}

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
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