InstructionEncoder.Switch(Int32) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

Source:

InstructionEncoder.cs

Starts encoding a switch instruction.

public:
 System::Reflection::Metadata::Ecma335::SwitchInstructionEncoder Switch(int branchCount);

public System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335.SwitchInstructionEncoder Switch (int branchCount);

member this.Switch : int -> System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335.SwitchInstructionEncoder

Public Function Switch (branchCount As Integer) As SwitchInstructionEncoder

Parameters

branchCount

Int32

The number of branches the instruction will have.

Returns

SwitchInstructionEncoder

A SwitchInstructionEncoder that will be used to emit the labels for the branches.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

branchCount is less than or equal to zero.

InvalidOperationException

Branch(LabelHandle) was not called on the returned value exactly branchCount times.

Remarks

Before using this InstructionEncoder in any other way, the method Branch(LabelHandle) must be called on the returned value exactly branchCount times. Failure to do so will throw InvalidOperationException.