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IMetaDataAssemblyEmit::DefineAssembly Method

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Creates an Assembly structure containing metadata for the specified assembly and returns the associated metadata token.

Syntax

HRESULT DefineAssembly (  
    [in]  void                 *pbPublicKey,  
    [in]  ULONG                cbPublicKey,  
    [in]  ULONG                uHashAlgId,  
    [in]  LPCWSTR              szName,
    [in]  ASSEMBLYMETADATA     *pMetaData,  
    [in]  DWORD                dwAssemblyFlags,  
    [out] mdAssembly           *pmda  
);

Parameters

pbPublicKey
[in] The public key that identifies the publisher of the assembly, or NULL if the assembly is not strongly named.

cbPublicKey
[in] The size in bytes of pbPublicKey.

uHashAlgId
[in] The identifier of the hashing algorithm to use to encrypt the files in the assembly, or NULL to specify the SHA-1 algorithm.

szName
[in] The human-readable text name of the assembly. This value must not exceed 1024 characters.

pMetaData
[in] A pointer to an ASSEMBLYMETADATA instance that contains the version, platform, and locale information for the assembly.

dwAssemblyFlags
[in] A combination of CorAssemblyFlags values that describe features of the assembly.

pmda
[out] A pointer to the metadata token.

Remarks

Only one Assembly metadata structure can be defined within a manifest.

Requirements

Platforms: See System Requirements.

Header: Cor.h

Library: Included as a resource in MsCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Versions: Available since 1.0

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