Provides methods to create, modify, and save metadata about the assembly in the currently defined scope. The metadata can be stored in memory or saved to disk.
interface IMetaDataEmit : IUnknown {
HRESULT ApplyEditAndContinue (
[in] IUnknown *pImport
);
HRESULT DefineCustomAttribute (
[in] mdToken tkObj,
[in] mdToken tkType,
[in] void const *pCustomAttribute,
[in] ULONG cbCustomAttribute,
[out] mdCustomAttribute *pcv
);
HRESULT DefineEvent (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] LPCWSTR szEvent,
[in] DWORD dwEventFlags,
[in] mdToken tkEventType,
[in] mdMethodDef mdAddOn,
[in] mdMethodDef mdRemoveOn,
[in] mdMethodDef mdFire,
[in] mdMethodDef rmdOtherMethods[],
[out] mdEvent *pmdEvent
);
HRESULT DefineField (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[in] DWORD dwFieldFlags,
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvSigBlob,
[in] ULONG cbSigBlob,
[in] DWORD dwCPlusTypeFlag,
[in] void const *pValue,
[in] ULONG cchValue,
[out] mdFieldDef *pmd
);
HRESULT DefineImportMember (
[in] IMetaDataAssemblyImport *pAssemImport,
[in] const void *pbHashValue,
[in] ULONG cbHashValue,
[in] IMetaDataImport *pImport,
[in] mdToken mbMember,
[in] IMetaDataAssemblyEmit *pAssemEmit,
[in] mdToken tkParent,
[out] mdMemberRef *pmr
);
HRESULT DefineImportType (
[in] IMetaDataAssemblyImport *pAssemImport,
[in] const void *pbHashValue,
[in] ULONG cbHashValue,
[in] IMetaDataImport *pImport,
[in] mdTypeDef tdImport,
[in] IMetaDataAssemblyEmit *pAssemEmit,
[out] mdTypeRef *ptr
);
HRESULT DefineMemberRef (
[in] mdToken tkImport,
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvSigBlob,
[in] ULONG cbSigBlob,
[out] mdMemberRef *pmr
);
HRESULT DefineMethod (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[in] DWORD dwMethodFlags,
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvSigBlob,
[in] ULONG cbSigBlob,
[in] ULONG ulCodeRVA,
[in] DWORD dwImplFlags,
[out] mdMethodDef *pmd
);
HRESULT DefineMethodImpl (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] mdToken tkBody,
[in] mdToken tkDecl
);
HRESULT DefineModuleRef (
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[out] mdModuleRef *pmur
);
HRESULT DefineNestedType (
[in] LPCWSTR szTypeDef,
[in] DWORD dwTypeDefFlags,
[in] mdToken tkExtends,
[in] mdToken rtkImplements[],
[in] mdTypeDef tdEncloser,
[out] mdTypeDef *ptd
);
HRESULT DefineParam (
[in] mdMethodDef md,
[in] ULONG ulParamSeq,
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[in] DWORD dwParamFlags,
[in] DWORD dwCPlusTypeFlag,
[in] void const *pValue,
[in] ULONG cchValue,
[out] mdParamDef *ppd
);
HRESULT DefinePermissionSet (
[in] mdToken tk,
[in] DWORD dwAction,
[in] void const *pvPermission,
[in] ULONG cbPermission,
[out] mdPermission *ppm
);
HRESULT DefinePinvokeMap (
[in] mdToken tk,
[in] DWORD dwMappingFlags,
[in] LPCWSTR szImportName,
[in] mdModuleRef mrImportDLL
);
HRESULT DefineProperty (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] LPCWSTR szProperty,
[in] DWORD dwPropFlags,
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvSig,
[in] ULONG cbSig,
[in] DWORD dwCPlusTypeFlag,
[in] void const *pValue,
[in] ULONG cchValue,
[in] mdMethodDef mdSetter,
[in] mdMethodDef mdGetter,
[in] mdMethodDef rmdOtherMethods[],
[out] mdProperty *pmdProp
);
HRESULT DefineSecurityAttributeSet (
[in] mdToken tkObj,
[in] COR_SECATTR rSecAttrs[],
[in] ULONG cSecAttrs,
[out] ULONG *pulErrorAttr
);
HRESULT DefineTypeDef (
[in] LPCWSTR szTypeDef,
[in] DWORD dwTypeDefFlags,
[in] mdToken tkExtends,
[in] mdToken rtkImplements[],
[out] mdTypeDef *ptd
);
HRESULT DefineTypeRefByName (
[in] mdToken tkResolutionScope,
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[out] mdTypeRef *ptr
);
HRESULT DefineUserString (
[in] LPCWSTR szString,
[in] ULONG cchString,
[out] mdString *pstk
);
HRESULT DeleteClassLayout (
[in] mdTypeDef td
);
HRESULT DeleteFieldMarshal (
[in] mdToken tk
);
HRESULT DeletePinvokeMap (
[in] mdToken tk
);
HRESULT DeleteToken (
[in] mdToken tkObj
);
HRESULT GetSaveSize (
[in] CorSaveSize fSave,
[out] DWORD *pdwSaveSize
);
HRESULT GetTokenFromSig (
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvSig,
[in] ULONG cbSig,
[out] mdSignature *pmsig
);
HRESULT GetTokenFromTypeSpec (
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvSig,
[in] ULONG cbSig,
[out] mdTypeSpec *ptypespec
);
HRESULT Merge (
[in] IMetaDataImport *pImport,
[in] IMapToken *pHostMapToken,
[in] IUnknown *pHandler
);
HRESULT MergeEnd ();
HRESULT Save (
[in] LPCWSTR szFile,
[in] DWORD dwSaveFlags
);
HRESULT SaveToMemory (
[in] void *pbData,
[in] ULONG cbData
);
HRESULT SaveToStream (
[in] IStream *pIStream,
[in] DWORD dwSaveFlags
);
HRESULT SetClassLayout (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] DWORD dwPackSize,
[in] COR_FIELD_OFFSET rFieldOffsets[],
[in] ULONG ulClassSize
);
HRESULT SetCustomAttributeValue (
[in] mdCustomAttribute pcv,
[in] void const *pCustomAttribute,
[in] ULONG cbCustomAttribute
);
HRESULT SetEventProps (
[in] mdEvent ev,
[in] DWORD dwEventFlags,
[in] mdToken tkEventType,
[in] mdMethodDef mdAddOn,
[in] mdMethodDef mdRemoveOn,
[in] mdMethodDef mdFire,
[in] mdMethodDef rmdOtherMethods[]
);
HRESULT SetFieldMarshal (
[in] mdToken tk,
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pvNativeType,
[in] ULONG cbNativeType
);
HRESULT SetFieldProps (
[in] mdFieldDef fd,
[in] DWORD dwFieldFlags,
[in] DWORD dwCPlusTypeFlag,
[in] void const *pValue,
[in] ULONG cchValue
);
HRESULT SetFieldRVA (
[in] mdFieldDef fd,
[in] ULONG ulRVA
);
HRESULT SetHandler (
[in] IUnknown *pUnk
);
HRESULT SetMethodProps (
[in] mdMethodDef md,
[in] DWORD dwMethodFlags,
[in] ULONG ulCodeRVA,
[in] DWORD dwImplFlags
);
HRESULT SetMethodImplFlags (
[in] mdMethodDef md,
[in] DWORD dwImplFlags
);
HRESULT SetModuleProps (
[in] LPCWSTR szName
);
HRESULT SetParamProps (
[in] mdParamDef pd,
[in] LPCWSTR szName,
[in] DWORD dwParamFlags,
[in] DWORD dwCPlusTypeFlag,
[in] void const *pValue,
[in] ULONG cchValue
);
HRESULT SetParent (
[in] mdMemberRef mr,
[in] mdToken tk
);
HRESULT SetPermissionSetProps (
[in] mdToken tk,
[in] DWORD dwAction,
[in] void const *pvPermission,
[in] ULONG cbPermission,
[out] mdPermission *ppm
);
HRESULT SetPinvokeMap (
[in] mdToken tk,
[in] DWORD dwMappingFlags,
[in] LPCWSTR szImportName,
[in] mdModuleRef mrImportDLL
);
HRESULT SetPropertyProps (
[in] mdProperty pr,
[in] DWORD dwPropFlags,
[in] DWORD dwCPlusTypeFlag,
[in] void const *pValue,
[in] ULONG cchValue,
[in] mdMethodDef mdSetter,
[in] mdMethodDef mdGetter,
[in] mdMethodDef rmdOtherMethods[]
);
HRESULT SetRVA (
[in] mdMethodDef md,
[in] ULONG ulRVA
);
HRESULT SetTypeDefProps (
[in] mdTypeDef td,
[in] DWORD dwTypeDefFlags,
[in] mdToken tkExtends,
[in] mdToken rtkImplements[]
);
HRESULT TranslateSigWithScope (
[in] IMetaDataAssemblyImport *pAssemImport,
[in] const void *pbHashValue,
[in] ULONG cbHashValue,
[in] IMetaDataImport *import,
[in] PCCOR_SIGNATURE pbSigBlob,
[in] ULONG cbSigBlob,
[in] IMetaDataAssemblyEmit *pAssemEmit,
[in] IMetaDataEmit *emit,
[out] PCOR_SIGNATURE pvTranslatedSig,
[in] ULONG cbTranslatedSigMax,
[out] ULONG *pcbTranslatedSig
);
};
Methods
Method |
Description |
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Updates the current assembly scope with the changes made in the specified pImport. |
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Creates a definition for a custom attribute with the specified metadata signature, to be attached to the specified object, and gets a token to that custom attribute definition. |
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Creates a definition for an event with the specified metadata signature, and gets a token to that event definition. |
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Creates a definition for a field with the specified metadata signature, and gets a token to that field definition. |
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Creates a definition for a member of a type that is defined in a module outside the current scope, and gets a token for that reference definition. |
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Creates a definition for a reference to a type that is defined in a module outside the current scope, and gets a token to that reference definition. |
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Creates a definition for a reference to a member of a module outside the current scope, and gets a token to that reference definition. |
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Creates a definition for a method with the specified signature, and returns a token to that method definition. |
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Creates a definition for implementation of a method inherited from an interface, and returns a token to that method-implementation definition. |
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Creates the metadata signature for a module with the specified name. |
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Creates the metadata signature of a type definition and returns an mdTypeDef token for that type, additionally specifying that the defined type is a member of the type referenced by tdEncloser. |
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Creates a parameter definition with the specified signature for the method referenced by the specified token, and gets a token for that parameter definition. |
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Creates a definition for a permission set with the specified metadata signature, and gets a token to that permission set definition. |
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Sets features of the PInvoke signature of the method referenced by the specified token. |
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Creates a property definition for the specified type, with the specified get and set method accessors, and gets a token to that property definition. |
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Creates a set of security permissions to attach to the object referenced by the specified token. |
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Creates a type definition for a common language runtime type, and gets a metadata token to that type definition. |
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Gets a metadata token for a type that is defined in another module outside the current scope. |
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Gets a metadata token for the specified literal string. |
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Destroys the class layout metadata signature for the type referenced by the specified token. |
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Destroys the PInvoke marshaling metadata signature for the object referenced by the specified token. |
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Destroys the PInvoke mapping metadata for the object referenced by the specified token. |
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Deletes the specified token from the current metadata scope. |
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Gets the estimated binary size of the assembly in the current scope. |
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Gets a token for the specified metadata signature. |
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Gets a metadata token for the type with the specified metadata signature. |
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Adds the specified imported scope to the list of scopes to be merged. |
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Merges into the current scope all the metadata scopes specified by one or more prior calls to IMetaDataEmit::Merge. |
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Saves all metadata in the current scope to the file at the specified address. |
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Saves all metadata in the current scope to the specified area of memory. |
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Saves all metadata in the current scope to the specified IStream. |
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Sets or updates the class layout signature of a type defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineTypeDef. |
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Sets or updates the value of a custom attribute defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineCustomAttribute. |
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Sets or updates the specified feature of an event defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineEvent. |
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Sets the PInvoke marshaling information for the field, method return, or method parameter referenced by the specified token. |
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Sets or updates the default value for the field referenced by the specified field token. |
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Sets a global variable value for the relative virtual address of the field referenced by the specified token. |
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Sets the method referenced by the specified IUnknown pointer as a notification callback for token remaps. |
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Sets or updates the metadata signature of the inherited method implementation referenced by the specified token. |
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Sets or updates the feature, stored at the specified relative virtual address, of a method defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineMethod. |
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Updates references to a module defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineModuleRef. |
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Sets or changes features of a method parameter that was defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineParam. |
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Establishes that the specified member, as defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineMemberRef, is a member of the specified type, as defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineTypeDef. |
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Sets or updates features of the metadata signature of a permission set defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefinePermissionSet. |
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Sets or changes features of a method's PInvoke signature, as defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefinePinvokeMap. |
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Sets the features stored in metadata for a property defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineProperty. |
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Sets the relative virtual address of the specified method. |
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Sets features of a type defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineTypeDef. |
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Imports an assembly into the current scope and gets a new metadata signature for the merged scope. |
Requirements
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family
Header: Cor.h
Library: Used as a resource in MsCorEE.dll
.NET Framework Version: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0