Characteristics Enum
Definition
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Represents the Common Object File Format (COFF) file characteristics.
This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.
public enum class Characteristicspublic enum Characteristics[System.Flags]
public enum Characteristicstype Characteristics = [<System.Flags>]
type Characteristics = Public Enum Characteristics- Inheritance
- Attributes
Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RelocsStripped | 1 | Indicates that the image doesn't contain base relocations and must therefore be loaded at its preferred base address. |
| ExecutableImage | 2 | Indicates that the image file is valid and can be run. |
| LineNumsStripped | 4 | Indicates that COFF line numbers have been removed from the file. This flag is deprecated and should be zero. |
| LocalSymsStripped | 8 | Indicates that COFF symbol table entries for local symbols have been removed from the file. This flag is deprecated and should be zero. |
| AggressiveWSTrim | 16 | Indicates that the operating system should aggressively trim the working set for this file. This flag is deprecated and should be zero. |
| LargeAddressAware | 32 | Indicates that this executable file can handle memory addresses greater than 2 GB. |
| BytesReversedLo | 128 | Indicates that this file uses a little endian byte order. This flag is deprecated and should be zero. |
| Bit32Machine | 256 | Indicates that this file is for a 32-bit machine. |
| DebugStripped | 512 | Indicates that debugging information is removed from the image file. |
| RemovableRunFromSwap | 1024 | Indicates that the image should be fully loaded and copied into the swap file if it's located on a removable media. |
| NetRunFromSwap | 2048 | Indicates that the image should be fully loaded and copied into the swap file if it's located on a network media. |
| System | 4096 | Indicates that the image file is a system file, not a user program. |
| Dll | 8192 | Indicates that the image file is a dynamic-link library (DLL). |
| UpSystemOnly | 16384 | Indicates that the file should be run only on a uniprocessor machine. |
| BytesReversedHi | 32768 | Indicates that this file uses a big endian byte order. This flag is deprecated and should be zero. |
Remarks
The COFF file characteristics indicate attributes of the object or image file. They are defined by the COFF specification. This enumeration is used by the Characteristics property.
