TypeLibConverter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly Method

public:
 virtual System::Reflection::Emit::AssemblyBuilder ^ ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(System::Object ^ typeLib, System::String ^ asmFileName, int flags, System::Runtime::InteropServices::ITypeLibImporterNotifySink ^ notifySink, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ publicKey, System::Reflection::StrongNameKeyPair ^ keyPair, bool unsafeInterfaces);

public System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(object typeLib, string asmFileName, int flags, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ITypeLibImporterNotifySink notifySink, byte[] publicKey, System.Reflection.StrongNameKeyPair keyPair, bool unsafeInterfaces);

abstract member ConvertTypeLibToAssembly : obj * string * int * System.Runtime.InteropServices.ITypeLibImporterNotifySink * byte[] * System.Reflection.StrongNameKeyPair * bool -> System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder
override this.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly : obj * string * int * System.Runtime.InteropServices.ITypeLibImporterNotifySink * byte[] * System.Reflection.StrongNameKeyPair * bool -> System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder

Public Function ConvertTypeLibToAssembly (typeLib As Object, asmFileName As String, flags As Integer, notifySink As ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, publicKey As Byte(), keyPair As StrongNameKeyPair, unsafeInterfaces As Boolean) As AssemblyBuilder

Parameters

Returns

An AssemblyBuilder object containing the converted type library.

Implements

Exceptions

Remarks

If you do not want to generate a strong name for your assembly, it is valid for publicKey and keyPair to be null, as long as flags does not equal TypeLibImporterFlags.PrimaryInteropAssembly. Otherwise, at least one of these parameters must be specified. If publicKey is null, the public key in keyPair will be set in the target assembly's manifest metadata and a signature will be generated based on the contents of the assembly. If keyPair is null, publicKey will be set in the target assembly's manifest metadata and no signature will be generated. Specifying both parameters is not generally useful, and can result in an invalid signature.

For more information on ITypeLib, please see its existing documentation in the MSDN library.

public:
 virtual System::Reflection::Emit::AssemblyBuilder ^ ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(System::Object ^ typeLib, System::String ^ asmFileName, System::Runtime::InteropServices::TypeLibImporterFlags flags, System::Runtime::InteropServices::ITypeLibImporterNotifySink ^ notifySink, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ publicKey, System::Reflection::StrongNameKeyPair ^ keyPair, System::String ^ asmNamespace, Version ^ asmVersion);

public System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(object typeLib, string asmFileName, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibImporterFlags flags, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ITypeLibImporterNotifySink notifySink, byte[] publicKey, System.Reflection.StrongNameKeyPair keyPair, string asmNamespace, Version asmVersion);

abstract member ConvertTypeLibToAssembly : obj * string * System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibImporterFlags * System.Runtime.InteropServices.ITypeLibImporterNotifySink * byte[] * System.Reflection.StrongNameKeyPair * string * Version -> System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder
override this.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly : obj * string * System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibImporterFlags * System.Runtime.InteropServices.ITypeLibImporterNotifySink * byte[] * System.Reflection.StrongNameKeyPair * string * Version -> System.Reflection.Emit.AssemblyBuilder

Public Function ConvertTypeLibToAssembly (typeLib As Object, asmFileName As String, flags As TypeLibImporterFlags, notifySink As ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, publicKey As Byte(), keyPair As StrongNameKeyPair, asmNamespace As String, asmVersion As Version) As AssemblyBuilder

Parameters

Returns

An AssemblyBuilder object containing the converted type library.

Implements

Exceptions

Examples

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;

enum class RegKind
{
   RegKind_Default, RegKind_Register, RegKind_None
};

ref class ConversionEventHandler: public ITypeLibImporterNotifySink
{
public:
   virtual void ReportEvent( ImporterEventKind eventKind, int eventCode, String^ eventMsg )
   {
      
      // handle warning event here...
   }

   virtual Assembly^ ResolveRef( Object^ typeLib )
   {
      
      // resolve reference here and return a correct assembly...
      return nullptr;
   }

};


[DllImport("oleaut32.dll",CharSet=CharSet::Unicode,PreserveSig=false)]
extern void LoadTypeLibEx( String^ strTypeLibName, RegKind regkind,
         [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType::Interface)] interior_ptr<Object^> typeLib );

int main()
{
   Object^ typeLib = gcnew Object;
   LoadTypeLibEx( "SHDocVw.dll", RegKind::RegKind_None,  &typeLib );
   if ( typeLib == nullptr )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "LoadTypeLibEx failed." );
      return 0;
   }

   TypeLibConverter^ converter = gcnew TypeLibConverter;
   ConversionEventHandler^ eventHandler = gcnew ConversionEventHandler;
   AssemblyBuilder^ asmb = converter->ConvertTypeLibToAssembly( typeLib, "ExplorerLib.dll", (System::Runtime::InteropServices::TypeLibImporterFlags)0, eventHandler, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr );
   asmb->Save( "ExplorerLib.dll" );
}

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class App
{
    private enum RegKind
    {
        RegKind_Default = 0,
        RegKind_Register = 1,
        RegKind_None = 2
    }
    
    [ DllImport( "oleaut32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, PreserveSig = false )]
    private static extern void LoadTypeLibEx( String strTypeLibName, RegKind regKind, 
        [ MarshalAs( UnmanagedType.Interface )] out Object typeLib );
    
    public static void Main()
    {
        Object typeLib;
        LoadTypeLibEx( "SHDocVw.dll", RegKind.RegKind_None, out typeLib ); 
        
        if( typeLib == null )
        {
            Console.WriteLine( "LoadTypeLibEx failed." );
            return;
        }
            
        TypeLibConverter converter = new TypeLibConverter();
        ConversionEventHandler eventHandler = new ConversionEventHandler();
        AssemblyBuilder asm = converter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly( typeLib, "ExplorerLib.dll", 0, eventHandler, null, null, null, null );	
        asm.Save( "ExplorerLib.dll" );
    }
}

public class ConversionEventHandler : ITypeLibImporterNotifySink
{
    public void ReportEvent( ImporterEventKind eventKind, int eventCode, string eventMsg )
    {
        // handle warning event here...
    }
    
    public Assembly ResolveRef( object typeLib )
    {
        // resolve reference here and return a correct assembly...
        return null; 
    }	
}

Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class App
    Private Enum RegKind
        RegKind_Default = 0
        RegKind_Register = 1
        RegKind_None = 2
    End Enum 'RegKind

    <DllImport("oleaut32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, PreserveSig:=False)> _
    Private Shared Sub LoadTypeLibEx(ByVal strTypeLibName As [String], ByVal regKind As RegKind, <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)> ByRef typeLib As [Object])
    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim typeLib As [Object]
        LoadTypeLibEx("SHDocVw.dll", RegKind.RegKind_None, typeLib)

        If typeLib Is Nothing Then
            Console.WriteLine("LoadTypeLibEx failed.")
            Return
        End If

        Dim converter As New TypeLibConverter()
        Dim eventHandler As New ConversionEventHandler()
        Dim asm As AssemblyBuilder = converter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(typeLib, "ExplorerLib.dll", 0, eventHandler, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
        asm.Save("ExplorerLib.dll")
    End Sub
End Class
 _

Public Class ConversionEventHandler
    Implements ITypeLibImporterNotifySink

    Public Sub ReportEvent(ByVal eventKind As ImporterEventKind, ByVal eventCode As Integer, ByVal eventMsg As String) Implements ITypeLibImporterNotifySink.ReportEvent
        ' handle warning event here...
    End Sub

    Public Function ResolveRef(ByVal typeLib As Object) As [Assembly] Implements ITypeLibImporterNotifySink.ResolveRef
        ' resolve reference here and return a correct assembly...
        Return Nothing
    End Function 'ResolveRef
End Class

Remarks

If you do not want to generate a strong name for your assembly, it is valid for publicKey and keyPair to be null, as long as flags does not equal TypeLibImporterFlags.PrimaryInteropAssembly. Otherwise, atleast one of these parameters must be specified. If publicKey is null, the public key in keyPair will be set in the target assembly's manifest metadata and a signature will be generated based on the contents of the assembly. If keyPair is null, publicKey will be set in the target assembly's manifest metadata and no signature will be generated. Specifying both parameters is not generally useful, and can result in an invalid signature.

For more information on ITypeLib, please see its existing documentation in the MSDN library.