MethodBuilder Class

Definition

Defines and represents a method (or constructor) on a dynamic class.

public ref class MethodBuilder sealed : System::Reflection::MethodInfo
public ref class MethodBuilder abstract : System::Reflection::MethodInfo
public ref class MethodBuilder sealed : System::Reflection::MethodInfo, System::Runtime::InteropServices::_MethodBuilder
public sealed class MethodBuilder : System.Reflection.MethodInfo
public abstract class MethodBuilder : System.Reflection.MethodInfo
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)]
public sealed class MethodBuilder : System.Reflection.MethodInfo, System.Runtime.InteropServices._MethodBuilder
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public sealed class MethodBuilder : System.Reflection.MethodInfo, System.Runtime.InteropServices._MethodBuilder
type MethodBuilder = class
    inherit MethodInfo
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
type MethodBuilder = class
    inherit MethodInfo
    interface _MethodBuilder
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type MethodBuilder = class
    inherit MethodInfo
    interface _MethodBuilder
Public NotInheritable Class MethodBuilder
Inherits MethodInfo
Public MustInherit Class MethodBuilder
Inherits MethodInfo
Public NotInheritable Class MethodBuilder
Inherits MethodInfo
Implements _MethodBuilder
Inheritance
Attributes
Implements

Examples

The following example uses the MethodBuilder class to create a method within a dynamic type.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;

void AddMethodDynamically( TypeBuilder^ myTypeBld, 
                           String^ mthdName, 
                           array<Type^>^ mthdParams, 
                           Type^ returnType, 
                           String^ mthdAction )
{
   MethodBuilder^ myMthdBld = myTypeBld->DefineMethod( mthdName, static_cast<MethodAttributes>(MethodAttributes::Public | MethodAttributes::Static), returnType, mthdParams );
   ILGenerator^ ILOut = myMthdBld->GetILGenerator();
   int numParams = mthdParams->Length;
   for ( Byte x = 0; x < numParams; x++ )
   {
      ILOut->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_S, x );

   }
   if ( numParams > 1 )
   {
      for ( int y = 0; y < (numParams - 1); y++ )
      {
         if ( mthdAction->Equals( "A" ) )
                  ILOut->Emit( OpCodes::Add );
         else
         if ( mthdAction->Equals( "M" ) )
                  ILOut->Emit( OpCodes::Mul );
         else
                  ILOut->Emit( OpCodes::Add );

      }
   }

   ILOut->Emit( OpCodes::Ret );
};

void main()
{
   AppDomain^ myDomain = AppDomain::CurrentDomain;
   AssemblyName^ asmName = gcnew AssemblyName;
   asmName->Name = "MyDynamicAsm";
   AssemblyBuilder^ myAsmBuilder = myDomain->DefineDynamicAssembly( asmName, 
                                                                    AssemblyBuilderAccess::RunAndSave );
   ModuleBuilder^ myModule = myAsmBuilder->DefineDynamicModule( "MyDynamicAsm", 
                                                                "MyDynamicAsm.dll" );
   TypeBuilder^ myTypeBld = myModule->DefineType( "MyDynamicType", 
                                                  TypeAttributes::Public );
   
   // Get info from the user to build the method dynamically.
   Console::WriteLine( "Let's build a simple method dynamically!" );
   Console::WriteLine( "Please enter a few numbers, separated by spaces." );
   String^ inputNums = Console::ReadLine();
   Console::Write( "Do you want to [A]dd (default) or [M]ultiply these numbers? " );
   String^ myMthdAction = Console::ReadLine()->ToUpper();
   Console::Write( "Lastly, what do you want to name your new dynamic method? " );
   String^ myMthdName = Console::ReadLine();
   
   // Process inputNums into an array and create a corresponding Type array
   int index = 0;
   array<String^>^inputNumsList = inputNums->Split();
   array<Type^>^myMthdParams = gcnew array<Type^>(inputNumsList->Length);
   array<Object^>^inputValsList = gcnew array<Object^>(inputNumsList->Length);
   for each (String^ inputNum in inputNumsList)
   {
      inputValsList[ index ] = Convert::ToInt32( inputNum );
      myMthdParams[ index ] = int::typeid;
      index++;
   }

   
   // Now, call the method building method with the parameters, passing the
   // TypeBuilder by reference.
   AddMethodDynamically( myTypeBld, 
                         myMthdName, 
                         myMthdParams, 
                         int::typeid, 
                         myMthdAction );
   Type^ myType = myTypeBld->CreateType();

   Console::WriteLine( "---" );
   Console::WriteLine( "The result of {0} the inputted values is: {1}", 
                       ((myMthdAction->Equals( "M" )) ? "multiplying" : "adding"), 
                       myType->InvokeMember( myMthdName, 
                                             BindingFlags::InvokeMethod | BindingFlags::Public | BindingFlags::Static, 
                       nullptr, 
                       nullptr, 
                       inputValsList ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "---" );
   
   // Let's take a look at the method we created.
   // If you are interested in seeing the MSIL generated dynamically for the method
   // your program generated, change to the directory where you ran the compiled
   // code sample and type "ildasm MyDynamicAsm.dll" at the prompt. When the list
   // of manifest contents appears, click on "MyDynamicType" and then on the name of
   // of the method you provided during execution.

   myAsmBuilder->Save( "MyDynamicAsm.dll" );

   MethodInfo^ myMthdInfo = myType->GetMethod( myMthdName );
   Console::WriteLine( "Your Dynamic Method: {0};", myMthdInfo );
}

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;

class DemoMethodBuilder
{
    public static void AddMethodDynamically (TypeBuilder myTypeBld,
                                             string mthdName,
                                             Type[] mthdParams,
                                             Type returnType,
                                             string mthdAction)
    {

        MethodBuilder myMthdBld = myTypeBld.DefineMethod(
                                             mthdName,
                                             MethodAttributes.Public |
                                             MethodAttributes.Static,
                                             returnType,
                                             mthdParams);

        ILGenerator ILout = myMthdBld.GetILGenerator();

        int numParams = mthdParams.Length;

        for (byte x=0; x < numParams; x++)
        {
            ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_S, x);
        }

        if (numParams > 1)
        {
            for (int y=0; y<(numParams-1); y++)
            {
                switch (mthdAction)
                {
                    case "A": ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Add);
                              break;
                    case "M": ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Mul);
                              break;
                    default: ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Add);
                              break;
                }
            }
        }
        ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
    }

    public static void Main()
    {
        AppDomain myDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
        AssemblyName asmName = new AssemblyName();
        asmName.Name = "MyDynamicAsm";

        AssemblyBuilder myAsmBuilder = myDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(
                                       asmName,
                                       AssemblyBuilderAccess.RunAndSave);

        ModuleBuilder myModule = myAsmBuilder.DefineDynamicModule("MyDynamicAsm",
                                                                  "MyDynamicAsm.dll");

        TypeBuilder myTypeBld = myModule.DefineType("MyDynamicType",
                                                    TypeAttributes.Public);

        // Get info from the user to build the method dynamically.
        Console.WriteLine("Let's build a simple method dynamically!");
        Console.WriteLine("Please enter a few numbers, separated by spaces.");
        string inputNums = Console.ReadLine();
        Console.Write("Do you want to [A]dd (default) or [M]ultiply these numbers? ");
        string myMthdAction = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper();
        Console.Write("Lastly, what do you want to name your new dynamic method? ");
        string myMthdName = Console.ReadLine();

        // Process inputNums into an array and create a corresponding Type array
        int index = 0;
        string[] inputNumsList = inputNums.Split();

        Type[] myMthdParams = new Type[inputNumsList.Length];
        object[] inputValsList = new object[inputNumsList.Length];

        foreach (string inputNum in inputNumsList)
        {
            inputValsList[index] = (object)Convert.ToInt32(inputNum);
                myMthdParams[index] = typeof(int);
                index++;
        }

        // Now, call the method building method with the parameters, passing the
        // TypeBuilder by reference.
        AddMethodDynamically(myTypeBld,
                             myMthdName,
                             myMthdParams,
                             typeof(int),
                             myMthdAction);

        Type myType = myTypeBld.CreateType();

        Console.WriteLine("---");
        Console.WriteLine("The result of {0} the inputted values is: {1}",
                          ((myMthdAction == "M") ? "multiplying" : "adding"),
                          myType.InvokeMember(myMthdName,
                          BindingFlags.InvokeMethod | BindingFlags.Public |
                          BindingFlags.Static,
                          null,
                          null,
                          inputValsList));
        Console.WriteLine("---");

        // Let's take a look at the method we created.
        // If you are interested in seeing the MSIL generated dynamically for the method
        // your program generated, change to the directory where you ran the compiled
        // code sample and type "ildasm MyDynamicAsm.dll" at the prompt. When the list
        // of manifest contents appears, click on "MyDynamicType" and then on the name of
        // of the method you provided during execution.

        myAsmBuilder.Save("MyDynamicAsm.dll");

        MethodInfo myMthdInfo = myType.GetMethod(myMthdName);
        Console.WriteLine("Your Dynamic Method: {0};", myMthdInfo.ToString());
    }
}
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit

Class DemoMethodBuilder
   
   Public Shared Sub AddMethodDynamically(ByVal myTypeBld As TypeBuilder, _
                                          ByVal mthdName As String, _
                                          ByVal mthdParams() As Type, _
                                          ByVal returnType As Type, _
                                          ByVal mthdAction As String)
      
      Dim myMthdBld As MethodBuilder = myTypeBld.DefineMethod(mthdName, _
                                       MethodAttributes.Public Or MethodAttributes.Static, _
                                       returnType, _
                                       mthdParams)
      
      Dim ILout As ILGenerator = myMthdBld.GetILGenerator()
      
      Dim numParams As Integer = mthdParams.Length
      
      Dim x As Byte
      For x = 0 To numParams - 1
         ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_S, x)
      Next x
      
      If numParams > 1 Then
         Dim y As Integer
         For y = 0 To (numParams - 1) - 1
            Select Case mthdAction
               Case "A"
                  ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Add)
               Case "M"
                  ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Mul)
               Case Else
                  ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Add)
            End Select
         Next y
      End If
      ILout.Emit(OpCodes.Ret)
   End Sub 
    
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      
      Dim myDomain As AppDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain
      Dim asmName As New AssemblyName()
      asmName.Name = "MyDynamicAsm"
      
      Dim myAsmBuilder As AssemblyBuilder = myDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(asmName, _
                                            AssemblyBuilderAccess.RunAndSave)
      
      Dim myModule As ModuleBuilder = myAsmBuilder.DefineDynamicModule("MyDynamicAsm", _
                                                                       "MyDynamicAsm.dll")
      
      Dim myTypeBld As TypeBuilder = myModule.DefineType("MyDynamicType", TypeAttributes.Public)
      
      ' Get info from the user to build the method dynamically.
      Console.WriteLine("Let's build a simple method dynamically!")
      Console.WriteLine("Please enter a few numbers, separated by spaces.")
      Dim inputNums As String = Console.ReadLine()
      Console.Write("Do you want to [A]dd (default) or [M]ultiply these numbers? ")
      Dim myMthdAction As String = Console.ReadLine().ToUpper()
      Console.Write("Lastly, what do you want to name your new dynamic method? ")
      Dim myMthdName As String = Console.ReadLine()
      
      ' Process inputNums into an array and create a corresponding Type array 
      Dim index As Integer = 0
      Dim inputNumsList As String() = inputNums.Split()
      
      Dim myMthdParams(inputNumsList.Length - 1) As Type
      Dim inputValsList(inputNumsList.Length - 1) As Object
      
      
      Dim inputNum As String
      For Each inputNum In  inputNumsList
         inputValsList(index) = CType(Convert.ToInt32(inputNum), Object)
         myMthdParams(index) = GetType(Integer)
         index += 1
      Next inputNum
      
      ' Now, call the method building method with the parameters, passing the 
      ' TypeBuilder by reference.
      AddMethodDynamically(myTypeBld, myMthdName, myMthdParams, GetType(Integer), myMthdAction)
      
      Dim myType As Type = myTypeBld.CreateType()
     
      Dim description as String 
      If myMthdAction = "M" Then
         description = "multiplying"
      Else
         description = "adding"
      End If

      Console.WriteLine("---")
      Console.WriteLine("The result of {0} the values is: {1}", _
                         description, _
                         myType.InvokeMember(myMthdName, _
                                             BindingFlags.InvokeMethod _
                                               Or BindingFlags.Public _
                                               Or BindingFlags.Static, _
                                             Nothing, _
                                             Nothing, _
                                             inputValsList)) 
      Console.WriteLine("---")

      ' If you are interested in seeing the MSIL generated dynamically for the method
      ' your program generated, change to the directory where you ran the compiled
      ' code sample and type "ildasm MyDynamicAsm.dll" at the prompt. When the list
      ' of manifest contents appears, click on "MyDynamicType" and then on the name of
      ' of the method you provided during execution.
 
      myAsmBuilder.Save("MyDynamicAsm.dll") 

      Dim myMthdInfo As MethodInfo = myType.GetMethod(myMthdName)
      Console.WriteLine("Your Dynamic Method: {0};", myMthdInfo.ToString())
   End Sub 
End Class

Remarks

For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for MethodBuilder.

Constructors

MethodBuilder()

Initializes a new instance of the MethodBuilder class.

Properties

Attributes

Retrieves the attributes for this method.

CallingConvention

Returns the calling convention of the method.

CallingConvention

Gets a value indicating the calling conventions for this method.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
ContainsGenericParameters

Not supported for this type.

ContainsGenericParameters

Gets a value that indicates whether a generic method contains unassigned generic type parameters.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
CustomAttributes

Gets a collection that contains this member's custom attributes.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
DeclaringType

Returns the type that declares this method.

InitLocals

Gets or sets a Boolean value that specifies whether the local variables in this method are zero initialized. The default value of this property is true.

InitLocalsCore

When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets a value that indicates whether the local variables in this method are zero-initialized.

IsAbstract

Gets a value indicating whether the method is abstract.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsAssembly

Gets a value indicating whether the potential visibility of this method or constructor is described by Assembly; that is, the method or constructor is visible at most to other types in the same assembly, and is not visible to derived types outside the assembly.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsCollectible

Gets a value that indicates whether this MemberInfo object is part of an assembly held in a collectible AssemblyLoadContext.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
IsConstructedGenericMethod
IsConstructedGenericMethod (Inherited from MethodBase)
IsConstructor

Gets a value indicating whether the method is a constructor.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsFamily

Gets a value indicating whether the visibility of this method or constructor is described by Family; that is, the method or constructor is visible only within its class and derived classes.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsFamilyAndAssembly

Gets a value indicating whether the visibility of this method or constructor is described by FamANDAssem; that is, the method or constructor can be called by derived classes, but only if they are in the same assembly.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsFamilyOrAssembly

Gets a value indicating whether the potential visibility of this method or constructor is described by FamORAssem; that is, the method or constructor can be called by derived classes wherever they are, and by classes in the same assembly.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsFinal

Gets a value indicating whether this method is final.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsGenericMethod

Gets a value indicating whether the method is a generic method.

IsGenericMethod

Gets a value indicating whether the current method is a generic method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
IsGenericMethodDefinition

Gets a value indicating whether the current MethodBuilder object represents the definition of a generic method.

IsGenericMethodDefinition

Gets a value indicating whether the current MethodInfo represents the definition of a generic method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
IsHideBySig

Gets a value indicating whether only a member of the same kind with exactly the same signature is hidden in the derived class.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsPrivate

Gets a value indicating whether this member is private.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsPublic

Gets a value indicating whether this is a public method.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsSecurityCritical

Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.

IsSecurityCritical

Gets a value that indicates whether the current method or constructor is security-critical or security-safe-critical at the current trust level, and therefore can perform critical operations.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsSecuritySafeCritical

Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.

IsSecuritySafeCritical

Gets a value that indicates whether the current method or constructor is security-safe-critical at the current trust level; that is, whether it can perform critical operations and can be accessed by transparent code.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsSecurityTransparent

Throws a NotSupportedException in all cases.

IsSecurityTransparent

Gets a value that indicates whether the current method or constructor is transparent at the current trust level, and therefore cannot perform critical operations.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsSpecialName

Gets a value indicating whether this method has a special name.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsStatic

Gets a value indicating whether the method is static.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
IsVirtual

Gets a value indicating whether the method is virtual.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
MemberType

Gets a MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
MetadataToken

Gets a token that identifies the current dynamic module in metadata.

MetadataToken

Gets a value that identifies a metadata element.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
MethodHandle

Retrieves the internal handle for the method. Use this handle to access the underlying metadata handle.

MethodHandle

Gets a handle to the internal metadata representation of a method.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
MethodImplementationFlags
MethodImplementationFlags

Gets the MethodImplAttributes flags that specify the attributes of a method implementation.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
Module

Gets the module in which the current method is being defined.

Module

Gets the module in which the type that declares the member represented by the current MemberInfo is defined.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
Name

Retrieves the name of this method.

ReflectedType

Retrieves the class that was used in reflection to obtain this object.

ReflectedType

Gets the class object that was used to obtain this instance of MemberInfo.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
ReturnParameter

Gets a ParameterInfo object that contains information about the return type of the method, such as whether the return type has custom modifiers.

ReturnParameter

Gets a ParameterInfo object that contains information about the return type of the method, such as whether the return type has custom modifiers.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
ReturnType

Gets the return type of the method represented by this MethodBuilder.

ReturnType

Gets the return type of this method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
ReturnTypeCustomAttributes

Returns the custom attributes of the method's return type.

ReturnTypeCustomAttributes

Gets the custom attributes for the return type.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
Signature

Retrieves the signature of the method.

Methods

AddDeclarativeSecurity(SecurityAction, PermissionSet)

Adds declarative security to this method.

CreateDelegate(Type)

Creates a delegate of the specified type from this method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
CreateDelegate(Type, Object)

Creates a delegate of the specified type with the specified target from this method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
CreateDelegate<T>()

Creates a delegate of type T from this method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
CreateDelegate<T>(Object)

Creates a delegate of type T with the specified target from this method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
CreateMethodBody(Byte[], Int32)

Creates the body of the method using a supplied byte array of Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions.

DefineGenericParameters(String[])

Sets the number of generic type parameters for the current method, specifies their names, and returns an array of GenericTypeParameterBuilder objects that can be used to define their constraints.

DefineGenericParametersCore(String[])

When overridden in a derived class, sets the number of generic type parameters for the current method, specifies their names, and returns an array of GenericTypeParameterBuilder objects that can be used to define their constraints.

DefineParameter(Int32, ParameterAttributes, String)

Sets the parameter attributes and the name of a parameter of this method, or of the return value of this method. Returns a ParameterBuilder that can be used to apply custom attributes.

DefineParameterCore(Int32, ParameterAttributes, String)

When overridden in a derived class, defines a parameter or return parameter for this method.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the given object is equal to this instance.

Equals(Object)

Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
GetBaseDefinition()

Return the base implementation for a method.

GetBaseDefinition()

When overridden in a derived class, returns the MethodInfo object for the method on the direct or indirect base class in which the method represented by this instance was first declared.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)

Returns all the custom attributes defined for this method.

GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this member.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)

Returns the custom attributes identified by the given type.

GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of custom attributes applied to this member and identified by Type.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
GetCustomAttributesData()

Returns a list of CustomAttributeData objects representing data about the attributes that have been applied to the target member.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
GetGenericArguments()

Returns an array of GenericTypeParameterBuilder objects that represent the type parameters of the method, if it is generic.

GetGenericArguments()

Returns an array of Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic method or the type parameters of a generic method definition.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
GetGenericMethodDefinition()

Returns this method.

GetGenericMethodDefinition()

Returns a MethodInfo object that represents a generic method definition from which the current method can be constructed.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
GetHashCode()

Gets the hash code for this method.

GetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
GetILGenerator()

Returns an ILGenerator for this method with a default Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) stream size of 64 bytes.

GetILGenerator(Int32)

Returns an ILGenerator for this method with the specified Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) stream size.

GetILGeneratorCore(Int32)

When overridden in a derived class, gets an ILGenerator that can be used to emit a method body for this method.

GetMethodBody()

When overridden in a derived class, gets a MethodBody object that provides access to the MSIL stream, local variables, and exceptions for the current method.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
GetMethodImplementationFlags()

Returns the implementation flags for the method.

GetMethodImplementationFlags()

When overridden in a derived class, returns the MethodImplAttributes flags.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
GetModule()

Returns a reference to the module that contains this method.

GetParameters()

Returns the parameters of this method.

GetToken()

Returns the MethodToken that represents the token for this method.

GetType()

Discovers the attributes of a method and provides access to method metadata.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
HasSameMetadataDefinitionAs(MemberInfo) (Inherited from MemberInfo)
Invoke(Object, BindingFlags, Binder, Object[], CultureInfo)

Dynamically invokes the method reflected by this instance on the given object, passing along the specified parameters, and under the constraints of the given binder.

Invoke(Object, BindingFlags, Binder, Object[], CultureInfo)

When overridden in a derived class, invokes the reflected method or constructor with the given parameters.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
Invoke(Object, Object[])

Invokes the method or constructor represented by the current instance, using the specified parameters.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
IsDefined(Type, Boolean)

Checks if the specified custom attribute type is defined.

IsDefined(Type, Boolean)

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether one or more attributes of the specified type or of its derived types is applied to this member.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
MakeGenericMethod(Type[])

Returns a generic method constructed from the current generic method definition using the specified generic type arguments.

MakeGenericMethod(Type[])

Substitutes the elements of an array of types for the type parameters of the current generic method definition, and returns a MethodInfo object representing the resulting constructed method.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
SetCustomAttribute(ConstructorInfo, Byte[])

Sets a custom attribute using a specified custom attribute blob.

SetCustomAttribute(CustomAttributeBuilder)

Sets a custom attribute using a custom attribute builder.

SetCustomAttributeCore(ConstructorInfo, ReadOnlySpan<Byte>)

When overridden in a derived class, sets a custom attribute on this assembly.

SetImplementationFlags(MethodImplAttributes)

Sets the implementation flags for this method.

SetImplementationFlagsCore(MethodImplAttributes)

When overridden in a derived class, sets the implementation flags for this method.

SetMarshal(UnmanagedMarshal)
Obsolete.

Sets marshaling information for the return type of this method.

SetMethodBody(Byte[], Int32, Byte[], IEnumerable<ExceptionHandler>, IEnumerable<Int32>)

Creates the body of the method by using a specified byte array of Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions.

SetParameters(Type[])

Sets the number and types of parameters for a method.

SetReturnType(Type)

Sets the return type of the method.

SetSignature(Type, Type[], Type[], Type[], Type[][], Type[][])

Sets the method signature, including the return type, the parameter types, and the required and optional custom modifiers of the return type and parameter types.

SetSignatureCore(Type, Type[], Type[], Type[], Type[][], Type[][])

When overridden in a derived class, sets the method signature, including the return type, the parameter types, and the required and optional custom modifiers of the return type and parameter types.

SetSymCustomAttribute(String, Byte[])

Set a symbolic custom attribute using a blob.

ToString()

Returns this MethodBuilder instance as a string.

ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

_MemberInfo.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
_MemberInfo.GetType()

Gets a Type object representing the MemberInfo class.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
_MemberInfo.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can then be used to get the type information for an interface.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
_MemberInfo.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
_MemberInfo.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
_MethodBase.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.GetType()

For a description of this member, see GetType().

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can then be used to get the type information for an interface.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsAbstract

For a description of this member, see IsAbstract.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsAssembly

For a description of this member, see IsAssembly.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsConstructor

For a description of this member, see IsConstructor.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsFamily

For a description of this member, see IsFamily.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsFamilyAndAssembly

For a description of this member, see IsFamilyAndAssembly.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsFamilyOrAssembly

For a description of this member, see IsFamilyOrAssembly.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsFinal

For a description of this member, see IsFinal.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsHideBySig

For a description of this member, see IsHideBySig.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsPrivate

For a description of this member, see IsPrivate.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsPublic

For a description of this member, see IsPublic.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsSpecialName

For a description of this member, see IsSpecialName.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsStatic

For a description of this member, see IsStatic.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBase.IsVirtual

For a description of this member, see IsVirtual.

(Inherited from MethodBase)
_MethodBuilder.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.

_MethodBuilder.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can then be used to get the type information for an interface.

_MethodBuilder.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).

_MethodBuilder.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.

_MethodInfo.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
_MethodInfo.GetType()

Provides access to the GetType() method from COM.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
_MethodInfo.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
_MethodInfo.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
_MethodInfo.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.

(Inherited from MethodInfo)
ICustomAttributeProvider.GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)

Returns an array of all of the custom attributes defined on this member, excluding named attributes, or an empty array if there are no custom attributes.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
ICustomAttributeProvider.GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)

Returns an array of custom attributes defined on this member, identified by type, or an empty array if there are no custom attributes of that type.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)
ICustomAttributeProvider.IsDefined(Type, Boolean)

Indicates whether one or more instance of attributeType is defined on this member.

(Inherited from MemberInfo)

Extension Methods

GetCustomAttribute(MemberInfo, Type)

Retrieves a custom attribute of a specified type that is applied to a specified member.

GetCustomAttribute(MemberInfo, Type, Boolean)

Retrieves a custom attribute of a specified type that is applied to a specified member, and optionally inspects the ancestors of that member.

GetCustomAttribute<T>(MemberInfo)

Retrieves a custom attribute of a specified type that is applied to a specified member.

GetCustomAttribute<T>(MemberInfo, Boolean)

Retrieves a custom attribute of a specified type that is applied to a specified member, and optionally inspects the ancestors of that member.

GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo)

Retrieves a collection of custom attributes that are applied to a specified member.

GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Boolean)

Retrieves a collection of custom attributes that are applied to a specified member, and optionally inspects the ancestors of that member.

GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Type)

Retrieves a collection of custom attributes of a specified type that are applied to a specified member.

GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Type, Boolean)

Retrieves a collection of custom attributes of a specified type that are applied to a specified member, and optionally inspects the ancestors of that member.

GetCustomAttributes<T>(MemberInfo)

Retrieves a collection of custom attributes of a specified type that are applied to a specified member.

GetCustomAttributes<T>(MemberInfo, Boolean)

Retrieves a collection of custom attributes of a specified type that are applied to a specified member, and optionally inspects the ancestors of that member.

IsDefined(MemberInfo, Type)

Indicates whether custom attributes of a specified type are applied to a specified member.

IsDefined(MemberInfo, Type, Boolean)

Indicates whether custom attributes of a specified type are applied to a specified member, and, optionally, applied to its ancestors.

GetMetadataToken(MemberInfo)

Gets a metadata token for the given member, if available.

HasMetadataToken(MemberInfo)

Returns a value that indicates whether a metadata token is available for the specified member.

GetBaseDefinition(MethodInfo)
GetRuntimeBaseDefinition(MethodInfo)

Retrieves an object that represents the specified method on the direct or indirect base class where the method was first declared.

Applies to