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ICLRMetadataLocator::GetMetadata Method

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Called by the common language runtime (CLR) data access services to retrieve the metadata of an image.

Syntax

HRESULT GetMetadata(
    [in]  LPCWSTR         imagePath,
    [in]  ULONG32         imageTimestamp,
    [in]  ULONG32         imageSize,
    [in]  GUID*           mvid,
    [in]  ULONG32         mdRva,
    [in]  ULONG32         flags,
    [in]  ULONG32         bufferSize,
    [out, size_is(bufferSize), length_is(*dataSize)]
          BYTE*           buffer,
    [out] ULONG32*        dataSize
);

Parameters

imagePath [in] A string that specifies the path of the image file.

imageTimestamp [in] The time stamp of the image file.

imageSize [in] The size of the image file.

mvid [in] The globally unique identifier of the image.

mdRva [in] The relative virtual address (RVA) of the metadata. The address is relative to the image base address.

flags [in] Reserved for future use.

bufferSize [in] The size of the buffer in which to place the metadata.

buffer [out] The buffer in which to place the metadata.

dataSize [out] The size of the metadata that is returned.

Remarks

This method is implemented by the writer of the debugging application.

Requirements

Platforms: See System Requirements.

Header: ClrData.idl, ClrData.h

Library: CorGuids.lib

.NET Framework Versions: Available since 2.0

See also