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11/18/2011

TypeBuilder.DefineMethod Method (String, MethodAttributes, CallingConventions)

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Adds a new method to the type, with the specified name, method attributes, and calling convention.

Namespace: System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function DefineMethod ( _
    name As String, _
    attributes As MethodAttributes, _
    callingConvention As CallingConventions _
) As MethodBuilder

public MethodBuilder DefineMethod(
    string name,
    MethodAttributes attributes,
    CallingConventions callingConvention
)

Parameters

name
Type: System.String
The name of the method. name cannot contain embedded nulls.

attributes
Type: System.Reflection.MethodAttributes
The attributes of the method.

callingConvention
Type: System.Reflection.CallingConventions
The calling convention of the method.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.Emit.MethodBuilder
The defined method.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The length of name is zero. -or- The type of the parent of this method is an interface and this method is not virtual (Overridable in Visual Basic).
ArgumentNullException	name is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
InvalidOperationException	The type was previously created using CreateType. -or- For the current dynamic type, the IsGenericType property is true, but the IsGenericTypeDefinition property is false.

ArgumentException

The length of name is zero.

-or-

The type of the parent of this method is an interface and this method is not virtual (Overridable in Visual Basic).

ArgumentNullException

name is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

InvalidOperationException

The type was previously created using CreateType.

-or-

For the current dynamic type, the IsGenericType property is true, but the IsGenericTypeDefinition property is false.

Remarks

Use this method overload when you do not know the method signature at the time you define the method. For example, the parameter types and return type of a generic method might be specified by the method's generic type parameters, which must be defined after the method has been added to the type. The parameters and return type of the method can be set later using the MethodBuilder.SetSignature method.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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