IMetaDataDispenser::OpenScopeOnMemory method (rometadataapi.h)
Opens an area of memory that contains existing metadata. That is, this method opens a specified area of memory in which the existing data is treated as metadata.
Syntax
HRESULT OpenScopeOnMemory(
[in] const BYTE *pData,
[in] ULONG cbData,
[in] DWORD dwOpenFlags,
[in] REFIID riid,
[out] IUnknown **ppIUnk
);
Parameters
[in] pData
A pointer that specifies the starting address of the memory area.
[in] cbData
The size of the memory area, in bytes.
[in] dwOpenFlags
A value of the CorOpenFlags enumeration to specify the mode (read, write, and so on) for opening.
[in] riid
The IID of the desired metadata interface to be returned; the caller will use the interface to import (read) or emit (write) metadata.
The value of riid must specify one of the "import" or "emit" interfaces. Valid values are IID_IMetaDataEmit, IID_IMetaDataImport, IID_IMetaDataAssemblyEmit, IID_IMetaDataAssemblyImport, IID_IMetaDataEmit2, or IID_IMetaDataImport2.
[out] ppIUnk
The pointer to the returned interface.
Return value
If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.
Remarks
The in-memory copy of the metadata can be queried using methods from one of the "import" interfaces, or added to using methods from the one of the "emit" interfaces.
The OpenScopeOnMemory method is similar to the OpenScope method, except that the metadata of interest already exists in memory, rather than in a file on disk.
If the target area of memory does not contain common language runtime (CLR) metadata, the OpenScopeOnMemory method will fail.
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Target Platform | Windows |
Header | rometadataapi.h |