Global Static Functions (Unmanaged API Reference)

Describes the unmanaged API elements that runtime hosts call to configure and load the common language runtime (CLR) into a process.

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• _AxlRSAKeyValueToPublicKeyToken
  Computes a public key token from an RSA key.

• _CorDllMain
  Instructs the operating system loader to look for the entry point in the DLL image.

• _CorExeMain
  Instructs the operating system loader to look for the entry point in the executable image.

• _CorExeMain2
  Instructs the Windows loader to search for the entry point in the specified memory-mapped code.

• _CorImageUnloading
  Notifies the loader when the managed module images are unloaded.

• _CorValidateImage
  Notifies the loader when the managed module images are loaded.

• _EFN_StackTrace
  Provides a textual representation of a managed stack trace and an array of CONTEXT records, one for each transition between unmanaged and managed code.

• _EFN_GetManagedExcepStack
  Given a managed exception object address, returns a string version of the stack trace contained inside.

• _EFN_GetManagedObjectName
  Gets the name of a type using the provided managed object pointer.

• _EFN_GetManagedObjectFieldInfo
  Gets the offset to a field from the start of an object and the field's value, using the provided object pointer and field name.

• CallFunctionShim
  Makes a call to a function, with the specified name and parameters, in the specified library.

• CertFreeAuthenticodeSignerInfo
  Frees a previously allocated AXL_SIGNER_INFO structure.

• CertFreeAuthenticodeTimestamperInfo
  Frees a previously allocated AXL_TIMESTAMPER_INFO structure.

• CertTimestampAuthenticodeLicense
  Creates an Authenticode time-stamp signature for a signed file.

• CertVerifyAuthenticodeLicense
  Verifies the Authenticode signature of a signed file.

• ClearDownloadCache
  Clears the global assembly cache of downloaded assemblies.

• ClrCreateManagedInstance
  Creates an instance of the requested Type.

• CLRDataCreateInstance
  Gets an interface pointer to an ICLRDataEnumMemoryRegions instance that is associated with the specified ICLRDataTarget.

• CoInitializeCor
  CoInitializeCor is obsolete. To initialize the CLR, use either CorBindToRuntimeEx or CorBindToCurrentRuntime.

• CoInitializeEE
  Loads the CLR execution engine into a process using the specified bitmask values.

• CompareAssemblyIdentity
  Compares two assembly identities to determine whether they are equivalent.

• CorBindToCurrentRuntime
  Loads the CLR into a process using version information stored in an XML file.

• CorBindToRuntime
  Enables unmanaged hosts to load the CLR into a process.

• CorBindToRuntimeByCfg
  Loads the CLR into a process using the version information that is read from an XML file using an IStream.

• CorBindToRuntimeEx
  Enables unmanaged hosts to load the CLR into a process.

• CorBindToRuntimeHost
  Enables unmanaged hosts to load a specified version of the CLR into a process.

• CoEEShutDownCOM
  Unloads a Component Object Model (COM) assembly from the process.

• CorExitProcess
  Shuts down the current unmanaged process.

• CorLaunchApplication
  Starts the application at the specified network path, using the specified manifests and other application data.

• CorMarkThreadInThreadPool
  Marks the currently executing thread-pool thread for the execution of managed code.

• CoUninitializeCor
  CoUninitializeCor is obsolete. The CLR cannot be unloaded from a process.

• CoUninitializeEE
  CoUninitializeEE is obsolete.

• CreateAssemblyCache
  Gets a pointer to a new IAssemblyName instance that represents the global assembly cache.

• CreateAssemblyEnum
  Gets a pointer to an IAssemblyEnum that can enumerate the objects in the assembly with the specified IAssemblyName.

• CreateAssemblyNameObject
  Gets an interface pointer to an IAssemblyName instance that represents the unique identity of the assembly with the specified name.

• CreateCab
  Creates a compressed CAB file.

• CreateConfigStream
  Gets an interface pointer to an IStream instance that contains the configuration file with the specified name.

• CreateDebuggingInterfaceFromVersion
  Creates an ICorDebug object based on the specified version information.

• CreateHistoryReader
  Creates a history reader for the specified file.

• CreateICeeFileGen
  Creates an ICeeFileGen object, which is used to create a CLR portable executable (PE) file.

• CreateInstallReference
  Gets an interface pointer to an IInstallReferenceEnum that contains the references to the assembly with the specified IAssemblyName.

• DestroyICeeFileGen
  Destroys an ICeeFileGen object.

• FormatFromRawValue
  Converts raw performance data to the specified format.

• GetAppIdAuthority
  Gets an interface pointer to an IAppIdAuthority.

• GetAssemblyIdentityFromFile
  Gets an IUnknown interface pointer to an object with the specified IID, in the assembly at the specified file path.

• GetCachePath
  Gets the file path of the assembly described by the specified flag values.

• GetCLRFunction
  Gets a pointer to one of the CLR functions.

• GetCompileInfo
  Gets an interface pointer to an ICorCompileInfo instance that contains the compilation information for the assembly in the current scope.

• GetCORRequiredVersion
  Gets information about the required version of the CLR using the specified buffer.

• GetCORSystemDirectory
  Gets the installation directory of the CLR version that is loaded into the process.

• GetCORVersion
  Returns the version number of the CLR that is running in the current process.

• GetFileVersion
  Gets the CLR version information of the specified file, using the specified buffer.

• GetHashFromAssemblyFile
  Gets a hash of the specified assembly file, using the specified hash algorithm.

• GetHashFromAssemblyFileW
  Gets a hash of the specified assembly file, using the specified hash algorithm (Unicode file name version).

• GetHashFromBlob
  Gets a hash of the assembly at the specified memory address, using the specified hash algorithm.

• GetHashFromFile
  Gets a hash of the specified file.

• GetHashFromFileW
  Gets a hash of the specified file (Unicode file name version).

• GetHashFromHandle
  Gets a hash of the file with the specified file handle.

• GetHistoryFileDirectory
  Retrieves the path of the application history directory.

• GetIdentityAuthority
  Gets an interface pointer to an IIdentityAuthority.

• GetMetaDataInternalInterface
  Gets a pointer to an internal interface instance used to read and write metadata in memory.

• GetMetaDataInternalInterfaceFromPublic
  Gets the internal interface with the specified IID from the specified public interface.

• GetMetaDataPublicInterfaceFromInternal
  Gets the public interface with the specified IID from the specified internal interface.

• GetPermissionRequests
  Reads permission requests from the specified file, if they exist, and fills the specified buffers with minimal, optional, and refused permissions.

• GetRealProcAddress
  Gets the address of the specified function that is exported from the latest installed version of the CLR.

• GetRequestedRuntimeInfo
  Gets version and directory information about the CLR requested by an application.

• GetRequestedRuntimeVersion
  Gets the specified version of the CLR, or, if that version is not available, gets the most recent version prior to the specified version.

• GetRequestedRuntimeVersionForCLSID
  Gets appropriate CLR version information for the class with the specified CLSID.

• GetVersionFromProcess
  Gets the version number of the CLR that is associated with the specified process handle.

• GetXMLElement
  Gets the XML element with the specified tag name from the specified file.

• GetXMLElementAttribute
  Fills the specified buffer with the value of the XML attribute with the specified name.

• GetXMLObject
  Gets an interface pointer to an IXMLParser instance for parsing XML files.

• IsFrameworkAssembly
  Gets a value that indicates whether the specified assembly is managed.

• LoadLibraryShim
  Loads the specified version of a .NET Framework DLL.

• LoadStringRC
  Translates an HRESULT value into an appropriate error message using the default culture of the current thread.

• LoadStringRCEx
  Translates an HRESULT value into an appropriate error message for the culture represented by the specified locale identifier.

• LockClrVersion
  Allows the host to determine which version of the CLR to use within the process before explicitly initializing it.

• MetaDataGetDispenser
  Gets an interface pointer to a metadata dispenser class with the specified CLSID.

• NukeDownloadedCache
  Deletes the CLR's download cache.

• RunDll32ShimW
  Executes the specified command using the specified handle and command-line parameters.

• RuntimeOpenImage
  Gets the image of the specified PE file from the CLR.

• RuntimeOSHandle
  Gets a pointer to the operating system handle that corresponds to the specified CLR handle.

• RuntimeReleaseHandle
  Instructs the CLR to release the specified handle.

• StrongNameCompareAssemblies
  Determines whether two assemblies differ only by their strong name signatures.

• StrongNameErrorInfo
  Gets the last error code that was raised by a strong name function.

• StrongNameFreeBuffer
  Frees memory allocated with a previous call to a strong name method.

• StrongNameGetBlob
  Fills the specified buffer with the binary representation of the executable file at the specified memory address.

• StrongNameGetBlobFromImage
  Gets a binary representation of the assembly image at the specified memory address.

• StrongNameGetPublicKey
  Retrieves the public key from a private/public key pair.

• StrongNameHashSize
  Gets the buffer size required for a hash using the specified hash algorithm.

• StrongNameKeyDelete
  Deletes the specified key container.

• StrongNameKeyGen
  Creates a new public/private key pair for strong name use.

• StrongNameKeyGenEx
  Creates a public/private key pair with the specified key size, for strong name use.

• StrongNameKeyInstall
  Imports a public/private key pair into a container.

• StrongNameSignatureGeneration
  Generates a strong name signature for the specified assembly.

• StrongNameSignatureGenerationEx
  Generates a strong name signature for the specified assembly, and provides options for recomputing hashes for linked modules and test-signing the assembly.

• StrongNameSignatureSize
  Returns the size of the strong name signature.

• StrongNameSignatureVerification
  Gets a value indicating whether the assembly manifest for the supplied portable executable (.dll or .exe) file contains a strong name signature. This function provides input and output flags that allow you to modify the verification behavior.

• StrongNameSignatureVerificationEx
  Gets a value indicating whether the assembly manifest for the supplied portable executable (.dll or .exe) file contains a strong name signature.

• StrongNameSignatureVerificationFromImage
  Verifies that an assembly that has already been mapped to memory is valid for the associated public key.

• StrongNameTokenFromAssembly
  Creates a strong name token from the specified assembly file.

• StrongNameTokenFromAssemblyEx
  Creates a strong name token from the specified assembly file, and returns the public key.

• StrongNameTokenFromPublicKey
  Returns a token representing a public key.

• TranslateSecurityAttributes
  Translates a group of security custom attributes into serialized binary data, as a CORSEC_ATTRSET structure.

Related Sections

ALink API (Unmanaged API Reference)

Custom Interface Attributes (Unmanaged API Reference)

Diagnostics Symbol Store Interfaces

Enumerations (Unmanaged API Reference)

Fusion Interfaces

Hosting Interfaces

Metadata Interfaces

Structures (Unmanaged API Reference)

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