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TypeBuilder::DefineTypeInitializer Method ()

 

Defines the initializer for this type.

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

public:
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
ConstructorBuilder^ DefineTypeInitializer()

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.Emit::ConstructorBuilder^

Returns a type initializer.

Exception Condition
InvalidOperationException

The containing type has been previously created using CreateType.

The initializer created is always public.

The following code sample demonstrates how to create an initialization constructor using DefineTypeInitializer.

// Create the callee transient dynamic assembly.
TypeBuilder^ CreateCallee( AppDomain^ myDomain )
{
   AssemblyName^ myAssemblyName = gcnew AssemblyName;
   myAssemblyName->Name = "EmittedAssembly";

   // Create the callee dynamic assembly.
   AssemblyBuilder^ myAssembly = myDomain->DefineDynamicAssembly( myAssemblyName, AssemblyBuilderAccess::Run );

   // Create a dynamic module named "CalleeModule" in the callee assembly.
   ModuleBuilder^ myModule = myAssembly->DefineDynamicModule( "EmittedModule" );

   // Define a public class named "HelloWorld" in the assembly.
   TypeBuilder^ helloWorldClass = myModule->DefineType( "HelloWorld", TypeAttributes::Public );

   // Define a private String field named "Greeting" in the type.
   FieldBuilder^ greetingField = helloWorldClass->DefineField( "Greeting", String::typeid, FieldAttributes::Private );

   // Create the constructor.
   ConstructorBuilder^ constructor = helloWorldClass->DefineTypeInitializer();

   // Generate IL for the method. The constructor calls its base class
   // constructor. The constructor stores its argument in the private field.
   ILGenerator^ constructorIL = constructor->GetILGenerator();
   constructorIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_0 );
   ConstructorInfo^ superConstructor = Object::typeid->GetConstructor( gcnew array<Type^>(0) );
   constructorIL->Emit( OpCodes::Call, superConstructor );
   constructorIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_0 );
   constructorIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_1 );
   constructorIL->Emit( OpCodes::Stfld, greetingField );
   constructorIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ret );
   helloWorldClass->CreateType();
   return (helloWorldClass);
}

int main()
{
   // Create the "HelloWorld" class
   TypeBuilder^ helloWorldClass = CreateCallee( Thread::GetDomain() );
   Console::WriteLine( "Full Name : {0}", helloWorldClass->FullName );
   Console::WriteLine( "Constructors :" );
   array<ConstructorInfo^>^info = helloWorldClass->GetConstructors( static_cast<BindingFlags>(BindingFlags::Public | BindingFlags::Instance) );
   for ( int index = 0; index < info->Length; index++ )
      Console::WriteLine( info[ index ] );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
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