AppDomain.SetDynamicBase(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

AppDomain.cs

Caution

AppDomain.SetDynamicBase has been deprecated and is not supported.

Establishes the specified directory path as the base directory for subdirectories where dynamically generated files are stored and accessed.

public:
 void SetDynamicBase(System::String ^ path);

[System.Obsolete("AppDomain.SetDynamicBase has been deprecated and is not supported.")]
public void SetDynamicBase (string? path);

[<System.Obsolete("AppDomain.SetDynamicBase has been deprecated and is not supported.")>]
member this.SetDynamicBase : string -> unit

Public Sub SetDynamicBase (path As String)

Parameters

path

String

The fully qualified path that is the base directory for subdirectories where dynamic assemblies are stored.

Attributes

ObsoleteAttribute

Exceptions

AppDomainUnloadedException

The operation is attempted on an unloaded application domain.

Examples

This method is now obsolete, and should not be used for new development. The following example shows how to use the non-obsolete alternative, the AppDomainSetup.DynamicBase property. For an explanation of this example, see the AppDomainSetup.DynamicBase property or the DynamicDirectory property.

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

public ref class Example : MarshalByRefObject
{
public:
   void Test()
   {
      Assembly^ dynAssem = Assembly::Load(
         "DynamicHelloWorld, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null");

      Type^ myType = dynAssem->GetType("HelloWorld");
      myType->InvokeMember("HelloFromAD", BindingFlags::Public | 
         BindingFlags::Static | BindingFlags::InvokeMethod, 
         Type::DefaultBinder, nullptr, nullptr);
   }
};


static void GenerateDynamicAssembly(String^ location)
{
   // Define the dynamic assembly and the module. There is only one
   // module in this assembly. Note that the call to DefineDynamicAssembly 
   // specifies the location where the assembly will be saved. The 
   // assembly version is 1.0.0.0.
   //
   AssemblyName^ asmName = gcnew AssemblyName("DynamicHelloWorld");
   asmName->Version = gcnew Version("1.0.0.0");

   AssemblyBuilder^ ab = 
      AppDomain::CurrentDomain->DefineDynamicAssembly( 
         asmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess::Save, location);

   String^ moduleName = asmName->Name + ".exe";
   ModuleBuilder^ mb = ab->DefineDynamicModule(asmName->Name, moduleName);
   
   // Define the "HelloWorld" type, with one static method.
   TypeBuilder^ tb = mb->DefineType("HelloWorld", TypeAttributes::Public);
   MethodBuilder^ hello = tb->DefineMethod("HelloFromAD", 
      MethodAttributes::Public | MethodAttributes::Static, nullptr, nullptr);

   // The method displays a message that contains the name of the application
   // domain where the method is executed.
   ILGenerator^ il = hello->GetILGenerator();
   il->Emit(OpCodes::Ldstr, "Hello from '{0}'!");
   il->Emit(OpCodes::Call, AppDomain::typeid->GetProperty("CurrentDomain")->GetGetMethod());
   il->Emit(OpCodes::Call, AppDomain::typeid->GetProperty("FriendlyName")->GetGetMethod());
   il->Emit(OpCodes::Call, Console::typeid->GetMethod("WriteLine", 
                            gcnew array<Type^> { String::typeid, String::typeid }));
   il->Emit(OpCodes::Ret);

   // Complete the HelloWorld type and save the assembly. The assembly
   // is placed in the location specified by DefineDynamicAssembly.
   Type^ myType = tb->CreateType();
   ab->Save(moduleName);
};

void main()
{
   // Prepare to create a new application domain.
   AppDomainSetup^ setup = gcnew AppDomainSetup();

   // Set the application name before setting the dynamic base.
   setup->ApplicationName = "Example";
   
   // Set the location of the base directory where assembly resolution 
   // probes for dynamic assemblies. Note that the hash code of the 
   // application name is concatenated to the base directory name you 
   // supply. 
   setup->DynamicBase = "C:\\DynamicAssemblyDir";
   Console::WriteLine("DynamicBase is set to '{0}'.", setup->DynamicBase);

   AppDomain^ ad = AppDomain::CreateDomain("MyDomain", nullptr, setup);
   
   // The dynamic directory name is the dynamic base concatenated with
   // the application name: <DynamicBase>\<hash code>\<ApplicationName>
   String^ dynamicDir = ad->DynamicDirectory;
   Console::WriteLine("Dynamic directory is '{0}'.", dynamicDir);

   // The AssemblyBuilder won't create this directory automatically.
   if (!System::IO::Directory::Exists(dynamicDir))
   {
      Console::WriteLine("Creating the dynamic directory.");
      System::IO::Directory::CreateDirectory(dynamicDir);
   }

   // Generate a dynamic assembly and store it in the dynamic 
   // directory.
   GenerateDynamicAssembly(dynamicDir);

   // Create an instance of the Example class in the application domain,
   // and call its Test method to load the dynamic assembly and use it.
   Example^ ex = (Example^) ad->CreateInstanceAndUnwrap( 
         Example::typeid->Assembly->FullName, "Example");
   ex->Test();
}

/* This example produces output similar to the following:

DynamicBase is set to 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545'.
Dynamic directory is 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545\Example'.
Creating the dynamic directory.
Hello from 'MyDomain'!
 */

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

public class AddDynamicBaseSnippet : MarshalByRefObject
{
   static void Main()
   {
      // Prepare to create a new application domain.
      AppDomainSetup setup = new AppDomainSetup();

      // Set the application name before setting the dynamic base.
      setup.ApplicationName = "Example";

      // Set the location of the base directory where assembly resolution
      // probes for dynamic assemblies. Note that the hash code of the
      // application name is concatenated to the base directory name you
      // supply.
      setup.DynamicBase = "C:\\DynamicAssemblyDir";
      Console.WriteLine("DynamicBase is set to '{0}'.", setup.DynamicBase);

      AppDomain ad = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", null, setup);

      // The dynamic directory name is the dynamic base concatenated with
      // the application name: <DynamicBase>\<hash code>\<ApplicationName>
      string dynamicDir = ad.DynamicDirectory;
      Console.WriteLine("Dynamic directory is '{0}'.", dynamicDir);

      // The AssemblyBuilder won't create this directory automatically.
      if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(dynamicDir))
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Creating the dynamic directory.");
         System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(dynamicDir);
      }

      // Generate a dynamic assembly and store it in the dynamic
      // directory.
      GenerateDynamicAssembly(dynamicDir);

      // Create an instance of the Example class in the application domain,
      // and call its Test method to load the dynamic assembly and use it.
      AddDynamicBaseSnippet ex = (AddDynamicBaseSnippet) ad.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap(
         typeof(AddDynamicBaseSnippet).Assembly.FullName, "Example");
      ex.Test();
   }

   public void Test()
   {
      Assembly dynAssem = Assembly.Load(
         "DynamicHelloWorld, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null");

      Type myType = dynAssem.GetType("HelloWorld");
      myType.InvokeMember("HelloFromAD", BindingFlags.Public |
         BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
         Type.DefaultBinder, null, null);
   }

   private static void GenerateDynamicAssembly(string location)
   {
      // Define the dynamic assembly and the module. There is only one
      // module in this assembly. Note that the call to DefineDynamicAssembly
      // specifies the location where the assembly will be saved. The
      // assembly version is 1.0.0.0.
      //
      AssemblyName asmName = new AssemblyName("DynamicHelloWorld");
      asmName.Version = new Version("1.0.0.0");

      AssemblyBuilder ab =
         AppDomain.CurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(
            asmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Save, location);

      String moduleName = asmName.Name + ".exe";
      ModuleBuilder mb = ab.DefineDynamicModule(asmName.Name, moduleName);

      // Define the "HelloWorld" type, with one static method.
      TypeBuilder tb = mb.DefineType("HelloWorld", TypeAttributes.Public);
      MethodBuilder hello = tb.DefineMethod("HelloFromAD",
         MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.Static, null, null);

      // The method displays a message that contains the name of the application
      // domain where the method is executed.
      ILGenerator il = hello.GetILGenerator();
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "Hello from '{0}'!");
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(AppDomain).GetProperty("CurrentDomain").GetGetMethod());
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(AppDomain).GetProperty("FriendlyName").GetGetMethod());
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine",
                             new Type[] { typeof(String), typeof(String) }));
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);

      // Complete the HelloWorld type and save the assembly. The assembly
      // is placed in the location specified by DefineDynamicAssembly.
      Type myType = tb.CreateType();
      ab.Save(moduleName);
   }
}

/* This example produces output similar to the following:

DynamicBase is set to 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545'.
Dynamic directory is 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545\Example'.
Creating the dynamic directory.
Hello from 'MyDomain'!
 */

open System
open System.Reflection
open System.Reflection.Emit

type Example() =
    inherit MarshalByRefObject()
    member _.Test() =
        let dynAssem = 
            Assembly.Load "DynamicHelloWorld, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null"

        let myType = dynAssem.GetType "HelloWorld"
        myType.InvokeMember("HelloFromAD", BindingFlags.Public |||
            BindingFlags.Static ||| BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
            Type.DefaultBinder, null, null)
        |> ignore

    static member GenerateDynamicAssembly(location: string) =
        // Define the dynamic assembly and the module. There is only one
        // module in this assembly. Note that the call to DefineDynamicAssembly
        // specifies the location where the assembly will be saved. The
        // assembly version is 1.0.0.0.
        let asmName = AssemblyName "DynamicHelloWorld"
        asmName.Version <- Version "1.0.0.0"

        let ab = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(asmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Save, location)

        let moduleName = asmName.Name + ".exe"
        let mb = ab.DefineDynamicModule(asmName.Name, moduleName)

        // Define the "HelloWorld" type, with one static method.
        let tb = mb.DefineType("HelloWorld", TypeAttributes.Public)
        let hello = 
            tb.DefineMethod("HelloFromAD", MethodAttributes.Public ||| MethodAttributes.Static, null, null)

        // The method displays a message that contains the name of the application
        // domain where the method is executed.
        let il = hello.GetILGenerator()
        il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "Hello from '{0}'!")
        il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof<AppDomain>.GetProperty("CurrentDomain").GetGetMethod())
        il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof<AppDomain>.GetProperty("FriendlyName").GetGetMethod())
        il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof<Console>.GetMethod("WriteLine", [| typeof<string>; typeof<String> |]))
        il.Emit OpCodes.Ret

        // Complete the HelloWorld type and save the assembly. The assembly
        // is placed in the location specified by DefineDynamicAssembly.
        let myType = tb.CreateType()
        ab.Save moduleName

// Prepare to create a new application domain.
let setup = AppDomainSetup()

// Set the application name before setting the dynamic base.
setup.ApplicationName <- "Example"

// Set the location of the base directory where assembly resolution
// probes for dynamic assemblies. Note that the hash code of the
// application name is concatenated to the base directory name you
// supply.
setup.DynamicBase <- "C:\\DynamicAssemblyDir"
printfn $"DynamicBase is set to '{setup.DynamicBase}'."

let ad = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", null, setup)

// The dynamic directory name is the dynamic base concatenated with
// the application name: <DynamicBase>\<hash code>\<ApplicationName>
let dynamicDir = ad.DynamicDirectory
printfn $"Dynamic directory is '{dynamicDir}'."

// The AssemblyBuilder won't create this directory automatically.
if not (System.IO.Directory.Exists dynamicDir) then
    printfn "Creating the dynamic directory."
    System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory dynamicDir
    |> ignore

// Generate a dynamic assembly and store it in the dynamic
// directory.
Example.GenerateDynamicAssembly dynamicDir

// Create an instance of the Example class in the application domain,
// and call its Test method to load the dynamic assembly and use it.
let ex = ad.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap(typeof<Example>.Assembly.FullName, "Example") :?> Example
ex.Test()

(* This example produces output similar to the following:

DynamicBase is set to 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545'.
Dynamic directory is 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545\Example'.
Creating the dynamic directory.
Hello from 'MyDomain'!
 *)

Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit

Public Class Example 
   Inherits MarshalByRefObject
   
   Shared Sub Main(args() As String)

      ' Prepare to create a new application domain.
      Dim setup As New AppDomainSetup()

      ' Set the application name before setting the dynamic base.
      setup.ApplicationName = "Example"
      
      ' Set the location of the base directory where assembly resolution 
      ' probes for dynamic assemblies. Note that the hash code of the 
      ' application name is concatenated to the base directory name you 
      ' supply. 
      setup.DynamicBase = "C:\DynamicAssemblyDir"
      Console.WriteLine("DynamicBase is set to '{0}'.", setup.DynamicBase)

      Dim ad As AppDomain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", Nothing, setup)
      
      ' The dynamic directory name is the dynamic base concatenated with
      ' the application name: <DynamicBase>\<hash code>\<ApplicationName>
      Dim dynamicDir As String = ad.DynamicDirectory 
      Console.WriteLine("Dynamic directory is '{0}'.", dynamicDir)

      ' The AssemblyBuilder won't create this directory automatically.
      If Not System.IO.Directory.Exists(dynamicDir) Then 
         Console.WriteLine("Creating the dynamic directory.")
         System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(dynamicDir)
      End If

      ' Generate a dynamic assembly and store it in the dynamic 
      ' directory.
      GenerateDynamicAssembly(dynamicDir) 

      ' Create an instance of the Example class in the application domain,
      ' and call its Test method to load the dynamic assembly and use it.  
      Dim ex As Example = CType( _
         ad.CreateInstanceAndUnwrap( _
            GetType(Example).Assembly.FullName, "Example"), Example)
      ex.Test()
   End Sub

   Public Sub Test() 

      Dim dynAssem As [Assembly] = Assembly.Load(
         "DynamicHelloWorld, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")

      Dim myType As Type = dynAssem.GetType("HelloWorld")
      myType.InvokeMember("HelloFromAD", BindingFlags.Public Or _
         BindingFlags.Static Or BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, _
         Type.DefaultBinder, Nothing, Nothing) 'New Object() {})
   End Sub


   Private Shared Sub GenerateDynamicAssembly(ByVal location As String)
      
      ' Define the dynamic assembly and the module. There is only one
      ' module in this assembly. Note that the call to DefineDynamicAssembly 
      ' specifies the location where the assembly will be saved. The 
      ' assembly version is 1.0.0.0.
      '
      Dim asmName As New AssemblyName("DynamicHelloWorld")
      asmName.Version = New Version("1.0.0.0")

      Dim ab As AssemblyBuilder = _
         AppDomain.CurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly( _
            asmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Save, location)

      Dim moduleName As String = asmName.Name & ".dll"
      Dim mb As ModuleBuilder = ab.DefineDynamicModule(asmName.Name, moduleName)
      
      ' Define the "HelloWorld" type, with one static method.
      Dim tb As TypeBuilder = mb.DefineType("HelloWorld", TypeAttributes.Public)
      Dim hello As MethodBuilder = tb.DefineMethod("HelloFromAD", _
         MethodAttributes.Public Or MethodAttributes.Static, Nothing, Nothing)

      ' The method displays a message that contains the name of the application
      ' domain where the method is executed.
      Dim il As ILGenerator = hello.GetILGenerator()
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "Hello from '{0}'!")
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, GetType(AppDomain).GetProperty("CurrentDomain").GetGetMethod())
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, GetType(AppDomain).GetProperty("FriendlyName").GetGetMethod())
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, GetType(Console).GetMethod("WriteLine", _
                             New Type() { GetType(String), GetType(String) }))
      il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret)

      ' Complete the HelloWorld type and save the assembly. The assembly
      ' is placed in the location specified by DefineDynamicAssembly.
      Dim myType As Type = tb.CreateType()
      ab.Save(moduleName)
   End Sub
End Class 

' This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'DynamicBase is set to 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545'.
'Dynamic directory is 'C:\DynamicAssemblyDir\5e4a7545\Example'.
'Creating the dynamic directory.
'Hello from 'MyDomain'!

Remarks

This method sets the DynamicBase property of the internal AppDomainSetup associated with this instance.

See also

• DynamicBase