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IMetaDataEmit Interface

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Provides methods to create, modify, and save metadata about the assembly in the currently defined scope. The metadata can be stored in memory or saved to disk.

Methods

Method Description
ApplyEditAndContinue Method Updates the current assembly scope with the changes made in the specified pImport.
DefineCustomAttribute Method Creates a definition for a custom attribute with the specified metadata signature, to be attached to the specified object, and gets a token to that custom attribute definition.
DefineEvent Method Creates a definition for an event with the specified metadata signature, and gets a token to that event definition.
DefineField Method Creates a definition for a field with the specified metadata signature, and gets a token to that field definition.
DefineImportMember Method Creates a definition for a member of a type that is defined in a module outside the current scope, and gets a token for that reference definition.
DefineImportType Method Creates a definition for a reference to a type that is defined in a module outside the current scope, and gets a token to that reference definition.
DefineMemberRef Method Creates a definition for a reference to a member of a module outside the current scope, and gets a token to that reference definition.
DefineMethod Method Creates a definition for a method with the specified signature, and returns a token to that method definition.
DefineMethodImpl Method Creates a definition for implementation of a method inherited from an interface, and returns a token to that method-implementation definition.
DefineModuleRef Method Creates the metadata signature for a module with the specified name.
DefineNestedType Method Creates the metadata signature of a type definition and returns an mdTypeDef token for that type, additionally specifying that the defined type is a member of the type referenced by tdEncloser.
DefineParam Method Creates a parameter definition with the specified signature for the method referenced by the specified token, and gets a token for that parameter definition.
DefinePermissionSet Method Creates a definition for a permission set with the specified metadata signature, and gets a token to that permission set definition.
DefinePinvokeMap Method Sets features of the PInvoke signature of the method referenced by the specified token.
DefineProperty Method Creates a property definition for the specified type, with the specified get and set method accessors, and gets a token to that property definition.
DefineSecurityAttributeSet Method Creates a set of security permissions to attach to the object referenced by the specified token.
DefineTypeDef Method Creates a type definition for a common language runtime type, and gets a metadata token to that type definition.
DefineTypeRefByName Method Gets a metadata token for a type that is defined in another module outside the current scope.
DefineUserString Method Gets a metadata token for the specified literal string.
DeleteClassLayout Method Destroys the class layout metadata signature for the type referenced by the specified token.
DeleteFieldMarshal Method Destroys the PInvoke marshalling metadata signature for the object referenced by the specified token.
DeletePinvokeMap Method Destroys the PInvoke mapping metadata for the object referenced by the specified token.
DeleteToken Method Deletes the specified token from the current metadata scope.
GetSaveSize Method Gets the estimated binary size of the assembly in the current scope.
GetTokenFromSig Method Gets a token for the specified metadata signature.
GetTokenFromTypeSpec Method Gets a metadata token for the type with the specified metadata signature.
Merge Method Adds the specified imported scope to the list of scopes to be merged.
MergeEnd Method Merges into the current scope all the metadata scopes specified by one or more prior calls to IMetaDataEmit::Merge.
Save Method Saves all metadata in the current scope to the file at the specified address.
SaveToMemory Method Saves all metadata in the current scope to the specified area of memory.
SaveToStream Method Saves all metadata in the current scope to the specified IStream.
SetClassLayout Method Sets or updates the class layout signature of a type defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineTypeDef.
SetCustomAttributeValue Method Sets or updates the value of a custom attribute defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineCustomAttribute.
SetEventProps Method Sets or updates the specified feature of an event defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineEvent.
SetFieldMarshal Method Sets the PInvoke marshalling information for the field, method return, or method parameter referenced by the specified token.
SetFieldProps Method Sets or updates the default value for the field referenced by the specified field token.
SetFieldRVA Method Sets a global variable value for the relative virtual address of the field referenced by the specified token.
SetHandler Method Sets the method referenced by the specified IUnknown pointer as a notification callback for token remaps.
SetMethodImplFlags Method Sets or updates the metadata signature of the inherited method implementation referenced by the specified token.
SetMethodProps Method Sets or updates the feature, stored at the specified relative virtual address, of a method defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineMethod.
SetModuleProps Method Updates references to a module defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineModuleRef.
SetParamProps Method Sets or changes features of a method parameter that was defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineParam.
SetParent Method Establishes that the specified member, as defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineMemberRef, is a member of the specified type, as defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineTypeDef.
SetPermissionSetProps Method Sets or updates features of the metadata signature of a permission set defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefinePermissionSet.
SetPinvokeMap Method Sets or changes features of a method's PInvoke signature, as defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefinePinvokeMap.
SetPropertyProps Method Sets the features stored in metadata for a property defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineProperty.
SetRVA Method Sets the relative virtual address of the specified method.
SetTypeDefProps Method Sets features of a type defined by a prior call to IMetaDataEmit::DefineTypeDef.
TranslateSigWithScope Method Imports an assembly into the current scope and gets a new metadata signature for the merged scope.

Requirements

Platforms: See System Requirements.

Header: Cor.h

Library: Used as a resource in MsCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Versions: Available since 1.0

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