OpCodes.Ldloca Field

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Emit

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Primitives.dll

Source:

OpCodes.cs

Loads the address of the local variable at a specific index onto the evaluation stack.

public: static initonly System::Reflection::Emit::OpCode Ldloca;

public static readonly System.Reflection.Emit.OpCode Ldloca;

 staticval mutable Ldloca : System.Reflection.Emit.OpCode

Public Shared ReadOnly Ldloca As OpCode 

Field Value

OpCode

Remarks

The following table lists the instruction's hexadecimal and Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) assembly format, along with a brief reference summary:

Format	Assembly Format	Description
FE OD < unsigned int16 >	ldloca index	Loads the address of the local variable at index onto the evaluation stack.

The stack transitional behavior, in sequential order, is:

1. The address stored in the local variable at the specified index is pushed onto the stack.

The ldloca instruction pushes the address of the local variable number at the passed index onto the stack, where local variables are numbered 0 onwards. The value pushed on the stack is already aligned correctly for use with instructions like Ldind_I and Stind_I. The result is a managed pointer (type &). The local variable is stored in unmanaged memory, so the return value can be converted to an unmanaged pointer without pinning.

The following Emit method overload can use the ldloca opcode:

• ILGenerator.Emit(OpCode, Int16)