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System.Runtime.CompilerServices Namespace
.NET Framework 2.0
The System.Runtime.CompilerServices namespace provides functionality for compiler writers using managed code to specify attributes in metadata that affect the run time behavior of the common language runtime.
This namespace is for compiler writers use only.
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AccessedThroughPropertyAttribute | Specifies the name of the property that accesses the attributed field. |
| CallConvCdecl | Indicates that a method should use the Cdecl calling convention. |
| CallConvFastcall | This calling convention is not supported in this version of the .NET Framework. |
| CallConvStdcall | Indicates that a method should use the StdCall calling convention. |
| CallConvThiscall | Indicates that a method should use the ThisCall calling convention. |
| CompilationRelaxationsAttribute | Controls the strictness of the code generated by the common language runtime's just-in-time (JIT) compiler. |
| CompilerGeneratedAttribute | Distinguishes a compiler-generated element from a user-generated element. This class cannot be inherited. |
| CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute | Indicates that a class should be treated as if it has global scope. |
| CompilerMarshalOverride | Indicates that the modified instance of a variable differs from its true type when marshaling. This class cannot be inherited. |
| CustomConstantAttribute | Defines a constant value that a compiler can persist for a field or method parameter. |
| DateTimeConstantAttribute | Persists an 8-byte DateTime constant for a field or parameter. |
| DecimalConstantAttribute | Stores the value of a System.Decimal constant in metadata. This class cannot be inherited. |
| DefaultDependencyAttribute | Provides a hint to the common language runtime (CLR) indicating how likely a dependency is to be loaded. This class is used in a dependent assembly to indicate what hint should be used when the parent does not specify the DependencyAttribute attribute. This class cannot be inherited. |
| DependencyAttribute | Indicates when a dependency is to be loaded by the referring assembly. This class cannot be inherited. |
| DiscardableAttribute | Marks a type definition as discardable. |
| FixedAddressValueTypeAttribute | Fixes the address of a static value type field throughout its lifetime. This class cannot be inherited. |
| FixedBufferAttribute | Indicates that a field should be treated as containing a fixed number of elements of the specified primitive type. This class cannot be inherited. |
| HasCopySemanticsAttribute | This class is not used in the .NET Framework version 2.0 and is reserved for future use. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IDispatchConstantAttribute | Indicates that the default value for the attributed field or parameter is an instance of DispatchWrapper, where the WrappedObject is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| IndexerNameAttribute | Indicates the name by which an indexer is known in programming languages that do not support indexers directly. |
| InternalsVisibleToAttribute | Specifies that all nonpublic types in an assembly are visible to another assembly. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsBoxed | Indicates that the modified reference type is a boxed value type. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsByValue | Indicates that a modified method argument should be interpreted as having object passed-by-value semantics. This modifier is applied to reference types. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsConst | Indicates that the modified type has a const modifier. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsCopyConstructed | Indicates that any copying of values of this type must use the copy constructor provided by the type. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsExplicitlyDereferenced | Indicates that a managed pointer represents a pointer parameter within a method signature. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsImplicitlyDereferenced | Indicates that the modified garbage collection reference represents a reference parameter within a method signature. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsJitIntrinsic | Indicates that a modified method is an intrinsic value for which the just-in-time (JIT) compiler can perform special code generation. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsLong | Indicates that a modified integer is a standard C++ long value. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsPinned | Indicates that a modified instance is pinned in memory. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsSignUnspecifiedByte | Indicates that a modifier is neither signed nor unsigned. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsUdtReturn | Indicates that a return type is a user-defined type. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IsVolatile | Marks a field as volatile. This class cannot be inherited. |
| IUnknownConstantAttribute | Indicates that the default value for the attributed field or parameter is an instance of UnknownWrapper, where the WrappedObject is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). This class cannot be inherited. |
| MethodImplAttribute | Specifies the details of how a method is implemented. This class cannot be inherited. |
| NativeCppClassAttribute | Applies metadata to an assembly that indicates that a type is an unmanaged type. This class cannot be inherited. |
| RequiredAttributeAttribute | Specifies that an importing compiler must fully understand the symantics of a type definition, or refuse to use it. This class cannot be inherited. |
| RuntimeCompatibilityAttribute | Specifies whether to wrap exceptions that do not derive from the Exception class with a RuntimeWrappedException object. This class cannot be inherited. |
| RuntimeHelpers | Provides a set of static methods and properties that provide support for compilers. This class cannot be inherited. |
| RuntimeWrappedException | Wraps an exception that does not derive from the Exception class. This class cannot be inherited. |
| ScopelessEnumAttribute | Indicates that a native enumeration is not qualified by the enumeration type name. This class cannot be inherited. |
| SpecialNameAttribute | Indicates that a type or member is treated in a special way by the runtime or tools. This class cannot be inherited. |
| StringFreezingAttribute | Freezes a string literal when creating native images using the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe). This class cannot be inherited. |
| SuppressIldasmAttribute | Prevents the MSIL Disassembler (Ildasm.exe) from disassembling an assembly. This class cannot be inherited. |
| TypeForwardedToAttribute | Specifies a destination Type in another assembly. This class cannot be inherited. |
| UnsafeValueTypeAttribute | Specifies that a type contains an unmanaged array that might potentially overflow. This class cannot be inherited. |
| Delegate | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | RuntimeHelpers.CleanupCode | Represents a method to run when an exception occurs. |
| RuntimeHelpers.TryCode | Represents a delegate to code that should be run in a try block.. |
| Enumeration | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | CompilationRelaxations | Specifies parameters that control the strictness of the code generated by the common language runtime's just-in-time (JIT) compiler. |
| LoadHint | Specifies the preferred default binding for a dependent assembly. |
| MethodCodeType | Defines how a method is implemented. |
| MethodImplOptions | Defines the details of how a method is implemented. |
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