Type: System.Reflection.Emit.SignatureHelper

System.Reflection.Emit.SignatureHelper Class

Assembly: Mscorlib.dll
Namespace: System.Reflection.Emit

Summary: Provides methods for building signatures.

C# Syntax:


        public sealed class SignatureHelper

Thread Safety

Reflection Emit is thread-safe when using assemblies that were created with the AppDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly method with the Boolean parameter isSynchronized set to true.

See also:

System.Reflection.Emit Namespace

System.Reflection.Emit.SignatureHelper Member List:

Public Methods

AddArgument	Adds an argument to the signature.
AddSentinel	Marks the end of a vararg fixed part. This is only used if the caller is creating a vararg signature call site.
Equals	Overridden: Checks if this instance is equal to the given object.
GetFieldSigHelper	Returns a signature helper for a field.
GetHashCode	Overridden: Creates and returns a hash code for this instance.
GetLocalVarSigHelper	Returns a signature helper for a local variable.
GetMethodSigHelper	Overloaded: `GetMethodSigHelper(Module mod, CallingConvention unmanagedCallConv, Type returnType)` Returns a signature helper for a method given the method's module and an unmanaged calling convention.
GetMethodSigHelper	Overloaded: `GetMethodSigHelper(Module mod, CallingConventions callingConvention, Type returnType)` Returns a signature helper for a method given the method's module, calling convention, and return type.
GetMethodSigHelper	Overloaded: `GetMethodSigHelper(Module mod, Type returnType, Type[] parameterTypes)` Returns a signature helper for a method, given the method's module, calling convention, return type, and parameter types.
GetPropertySigHelper	Returns a signature helper for a property given the property's module, return type, and parameter types.
GetSignature	Adds the end token to the signature and marks the signature as finished, so no further tokens can be added.
GetType (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetType Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
ToString	Overridden: Returns a string representing the signature parameters.

Protected Methods

Finalize (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Hierarchy:

System.Object

System.Reflection.Emit.SignatureHelper

System.Reflection.Emit.SignatureHelper Member Details

Method: AddArgument(
Type clsArgument
)

Summary: Adds an argument to the signature.

C# Syntax:


            public void AddArgument(
   Type clsArgument
);

Parameters:

clsArgument

The type of the argument.

Exceptions

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentException	The signature has already been finished.

Remarks

Takes a type and determines whether it is one of the primitive types or a general class. In the former case, the method adds the appropriate shortcut encoding; otherwise, the method calculates and adds the proper description for the type.

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Method: AddSentinel()

Summary: Marks the end of a vararg fixed part. This is only used if the caller is creating a vararg signature call site.

C# Syntax:


            public void AddSentinel();

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Overridden Method: Equals(
object obj
)

Summary: Checks if this instance is equal to the given object.

C# Syntax:


            public override bool Equals(
   object obj
);

Parameters:

obj

The object with which this instance should be compared.

Return Value:: true if the given object is a SignatureHelper and represents the same signature; otherwise, false.

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Method: Finalize()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize

C# Syntax:


            ~SignatureHelper();

For more information on members inherited from System.Object click on the link above.

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Method: GetFieldSigHelper(
Module mod
)

Summary: Returns a signature helper for a field.

C# Syntax:


            public static SignatureHelper GetFieldSigHelper(
   Module mod
);

Parameters:

mod

The module that contains the field for which the SignatureHelper is requested.

Return Value:: The SignatureHelper object for a field.

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Overridden Method: GetHashCode()

Summary: Creates and returns a hash code for this instance.

C# Syntax:


            public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value:: Returns the hash code based on the name.

Remarks

The hash code is created from the name of this instance, so the return value is the same as if the GetHashCode method were called on the value of the Name property.

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Method: GetLocalVarSigHelper(
Module mod
)

Summary: Returns a signature helper for a local variable.

C# Syntax:


            public static SignatureHelper GetLocalVarSigHelper(
   Module mod
);

Parameters:

mod

The module that contains the local variable for which the SignatureHelper is requested.

Return Value:: The SignatureHelper object for a local variable.

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Overloaded Method: GetMethodSigHelper(
   Module mod,
   CallingConvention unmanagedCallConv,
   Type returnType
)

Summary: Returns a signature helper for a method given the method's module and an unmanaged calling convention.

C# Syntax:


            public static SignatureHelper GetMethodSigHelper(
   Module mod,
   CallingConvention unmanagedCallConv,
   Type returnType
);

Parameters:

mod

The module that contains the method for which the SignatureHelper is requested.

unmanagedCallConv

The unmanaged calling convention of the method.

returnType

The return type of the method.

Return Value:: The SignatureHelper object for a method.

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Overloaded Method: GetMethodSigHelper(
   Module mod,
   CallingConventions callingConvention,
   Type returnType
)

Summary: Returns a signature helper for a method given the method's module, calling convention, and return type.

C# Syntax:


            public static SignatureHelper GetMethodSigHelper(
   Module mod,
   CallingConventions callingConvention,
   Type returnType
);

Parameters:

mod

The module that contains the method for which the SignatureHelper is requested.

callingConvention

The calling convention of the method.

returnType

The return type of the method.

Return Value:: The SignatureHelper object for a method.

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Overloaded Method: GetMethodSigHelper(
   Module mod,
   Type returnType,
   Type[] parameterTypes
)

Summary: Returns a signature helper for a method, given the method's module, calling convention, return type, and parameter types.

C# Syntax:


            public static SignatureHelper GetMethodSigHelper(
   Module mod,
   Type returnType,
   Type[] parameterTypes
);

Parameters:

mod

The module that contains the method for which the SignatureHelper is requested.

returnType

The return type of the method.

parameterTypes

The types of the parameters of the method.

Return Value:: The SignatureHelper object for a method.

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Method: GetPropertySigHelper(
   Module mod,
   Type returnType,
   Type[] parameterTypes
)

Summary: Returns a signature helper for a property given the property's module, return type, and parameter types.

C# Syntax:


            public static SignatureHelper GetPropertySigHelper(
   Module mod,
   Type returnType,
   Type[] parameterTypes
);

Parameters:

mod

The module that contains the property for which the SignatureHelper is requested.

returnType

The return type of the property.

parameterTypes

The types of the parameters of the property.

Return Value:: The SignatureHelper object for a property.

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Method: GetSignature()

Summary: Adds the end token to the signature and marks the signature as finished, so no further tokens can be added.

C# Syntax:


            public byte[] GetSignature();

Return Value:: Returns a byte array made up of the full signature.

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Method: GetType()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetType

C# Syntax:


            public Type GetType();

For more information on members inherited from System.Object click on the link above.

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Method: MemberwiseClone()

Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone

C# Syntax:


            protected object MemberwiseClone();

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Overridden Method: ToString()

Summary: Returns a string representing the signature parameters.

C# Syntax:


            public override string ToString();

Return Value:: Returns a string representing the parameters of this signature.