ILGenerator.MarkLabel(Label) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Emit

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Emit.ILGeneration.dll

Source:

ILGenerator.cs

Marks the Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) stream's current position with the given label.

public:
 abstract void MarkLabel(System::Reflection::Emit::Label loc);

public abstract void MarkLabel (System.Reflection.Emit.Label loc);

abstract member MarkLabel : System.Reflection.Emit.Label -> unit

Public MustOverride Sub MarkLabel (loc As Label)

Parameters

loc

Label

The label for which to set an index.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

loc represents an invalid index into the label array.

-or-

An index for loc has already been defined.

Examples

The code sample below demonstrates the contextual usage of MarkLabel to implement MSIL branching in a dynamic method.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;
Type^ BuildMyType()
{
   AppDomain^ myDomain = Thread::GetDomain();
   AssemblyName^ myAsmName = gcnew AssemblyName;
   myAsmName->Name = "MyDynamicAssembly";
   AssemblyBuilder^ myAsmBuilder = myDomain->DefineDynamicAssembly( myAsmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess::Run );
   ModuleBuilder^ myModBuilder = myAsmBuilder->DefineDynamicModule( "MyJumpTableDemo" );
   TypeBuilder^ myTypeBuilder = myModBuilder->DefineType( "JumpTableDemo", TypeAttributes::Public );
   array<Type^>^temp0 = {int::typeid};
   MethodBuilder^ myMthdBuilder = myTypeBuilder->DefineMethod( "SwitchMe", static_cast<MethodAttributes>(MethodAttributes::Public | MethodAttributes::Static), String::typeid, temp0 );
   ILGenerator^ myIL = myMthdBuilder->GetILGenerator();
   Label defaultCase = myIL->DefineLabel();
   Label endOfMethod = myIL->DefineLabel();
   
   // We are initializing our jump table. Note that the labels
   // will be placed later using the MarkLabel method.
   array<Label>^jumpTable = gcnew array<Label>(5);
   jumpTable[ 0 ] = myIL->DefineLabel();
   jumpTable[ 1 ] = myIL->DefineLabel();
   jumpTable[ 2 ] = myIL->DefineLabel();
   jumpTable[ 3 ] = myIL->DefineLabel();
   jumpTable[ 4 ] = myIL->DefineLabel();
   
   // arg0, the number we passed, is pushed onto the stack.
   // In this case, due to the design of the code sample,
   // the value pushed onto the stack happens to match the
   // index of the label (in IL terms, the index of the offset
   // in the jump table). If this is not the case, such as
   // when switching based on non-integer values, rules for the correspondence
   // between the possible case values and each index of the offsets
   // must be established outside of the ILGenerator::Emit calls,
   // much as a compiler would.
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldarg_0 );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Switch, jumpTable );
   
   // Branch on default case
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Br_S, defaultCase );
   
   // Case arg0 = 0
   myIL->MarkLabel( jumpTable[ 0 ] );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldstr, "are no bananas" );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Br_S, endOfMethod );
   
   // Case arg0 = 1
   myIL->MarkLabel( jumpTable[ 1 ] );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldstr, "is one banana" );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Br_S, endOfMethod );
   
   // Case arg0 = 2
   myIL->MarkLabel( jumpTable[ 2 ] );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldstr, "are two bananas" );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Br_S, endOfMethod );
   
   // Case arg0 = 3
   myIL->MarkLabel( jumpTable[ 3 ] );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldstr, "are three bananas" );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Br_S, endOfMethod );
   
   // Case arg0 = 4
   myIL->MarkLabel( jumpTable[ 4 ] );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldstr, "are four bananas" );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Br_S, endOfMethod );
   
   // Default case
   myIL->MarkLabel( defaultCase );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ldstr, "are many bananas" );
   myIL->MarkLabel( endOfMethod );
   myIL->Emit( OpCodes::Ret );
   return myTypeBuilder->CreateType();
}

int main()
{
   Type^ myType = BuildMyType();
   Console::Write( "Enter an integer between 0 and 5: " );
   int theValue = Convert::ToInt32( Console::ReadLine() );
   Console::WriteLine( "---" );
   Object^ myInstance = Activator::CreateInstance( myType, gcnew array<Object^>(0) );
   array<Object^>^temp1 = {theValue};
   Console::WriteLine( "Yes, there {0} today!", myType->InvokeMember( "SwitchMe", BindingFlags::InvokeMethod, nullptr, myInstance, temp1 ) );
}

using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;

class DynamicJumpTableDemo
{
   public static Type BuildMyType()
   {
    AppDomain myDomain = Thread.GetDomain();
    AssemblyName myAsmName = new AssemblyName();
    myAsmName.Name = "MyDynamicAssembly";

    AssemblyBuilder myAsmBuilder = myDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(
                        myAsmName,
                        AssemblyBuilderAccess.Run);
    ModuleBuilder myModBuilder = myAsmBuilder.DefineDynamicModule(
                        "MyJumpTableDemo");

    TypeBuilder myTypeBuilder = myModBuilder.DefineType("JumpTableDemo",
                            TypeAttributes.Public);
    MethodBuilder myMthdBuilder = myTypeBuilder.DefineMethod("SwitchMe",
                             MethodAttributes.Public |
                             MethodAttributes.Static,
                                             typeof(string),
                                             new Type[] {typeof(int)});

    ILGenerator myIL = myMthdBuilder.GetILGenerator();

    Label defaultCase = myIL.DefineLabel();	
    Label endOfMethod = myIL.DefineLabel();	

    // We are initializing our jump table. Note that the labels
    // will be placed later using the MarkLabel method.

    Label[] jumpTable = new Label[] { myIL.DefineLabel(),
                      myIL.DefineLabel(),
                      myIL.DefineLabel(),
                      myIL.DefineLabel(),
                      myIL.DefineLabel() };

    // arg0, the number we passed, is pushed onto the stack.
    // In this case, due to the design of the code sample,
    // the value pushed onto the stack happens to match the
    // index of the label (in IL terms, the index of the offset
    // in the jump table). If this is not the case, such as
    // when switching based on non-integer values, rules for the correspondence
    // between the possible case values and each index of the offsets
    // must be established outside of the ILGenerator.Emit calls,
    // much as a compiler would.

    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Switch, jumpTable);
    
    // Branch on default case
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, defaultCase);

    // Case arg0 = 0
    myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable[0]);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are no bananas");
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod);

    // Case arg0 = 1
    myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable[1]);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "is one banana");
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod);

    // Case arg0 = 2
    myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable[2]);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are two bananas");
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod);

    // Case arg0 = 3
    myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable[3]);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are three bananas");
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod);

    // Case arg0 = 4
    myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable[4]);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are four bananas");
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod);

    // Default case
    myIL.MarkLabel(defaultCase);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are many bananas");

    myIL.MarkLabel(endOfMethod);
    myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
    
    return myTypeBuilder.CreateType();
   }

   public static void Main()
   {
    Type myType = BuildMyType();
    
    Console.Write("Enter an integer between 0 and 5: ");
    int theValue = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

    Console.WriteLine("---");
    Object myInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(myType, new object[0]);	
    Console.WriteLine("Yes, there {0} today!", myType.InvokeMember("SwitchMe",
                               BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
                               null,
                               myInstance,
                               new object[] {theValue}));
   }
}

Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit

 _

Class DynamicJumpTableDemo
   
   Public Shared Function BuildMyType() As Type

      Dim myDomain As AppDomain = Thread.GetDomain()
      Dim myAsmName As New AssemblyName()
      myAsmName.Name = "MyDynamicAssembly"
      
      Dim myAsmBuilder As AssemblyBuilder = myDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(myAsmName, _
                            AssemblyBuilderAccess.Run)
      Dim myModBuilder As ModuleBuilder = myAsmBuilder.DefineDynamicModule("MyJumpTableDemo")
      
      Dim myTypeBuilder As TypeBuilder = myModBuilder.DefineType("JumpTableDemo", _
                                 TypeAttributes.Public)
      Dim myMthdBuilder As MethodBuilder = myTypeBuilder.DefineMethod("SwitchMe", _
                        MethodAttributes.Public Or MethodAttributes.Static, _
                        GetType(String), New Type() {GetType(Integer)})
      
      Dim myIL As ILGenerator = myMthdBuilder.GetILGenerator()
      
      Dim defaultCase As Label = myIL.DefineLabel()
      Dim endOfMethod As Label = myIL.DefineLabel()
      
      ' We are initializing our jump table. Note that the labels
      ' will be placed later using the MarkLabel method. 

      Dim jumpTable() As Label = {myIL.DefineLabel(), _
                  myIL.DefineLabel(), _
                  myIL.DefineLabel(), _
                  myIL.DefineLabel(), _
                  myIL.DefineLabel()}
      
      ' arg0, the number we passed, is pushed onto the stack.
      ' In this case, due to the design of the code sample,
      ' the value pushed onto the stack happens to match the
      ' index of the label (in IL terms, the index of the offset
      ' in the jump table). If this is not the case, such as
      ' when switching based on non-integer values, rules for the correspondence
      ' between the possible case values and each index of the offsets
      ' must be established outside of the ILGenerator.Emit calls,
      ' much as a compiler would.

      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0)
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Switch, jumpTable)
      
      ' Branch on default case
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, defaultCase)
      
      ' Case arg0 = 0
      myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable(0))
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are no bananas")
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod)
      
      ' Case arg0 = 1
      myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable(1))
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "is one banana")
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod)
      
      ' Case arg0 = 2
      myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable(2))
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are two bananas")
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod)
      
      ' Case arg0 = 3
      myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable(3))
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are three bananas")
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod)
      
      ' Case arg0 = 4
      myIL.MarkLabel(jumpTable(4))
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are four bananas")
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Br_S, endOfMethod)
      
      ' Default case
      myIL.MarkLabel(defaultCase)
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ldstr, "are many bananas")
      
      myIL.MarkLabel(endOfMethod)
      myIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret)
      
      Return myTypeBuilder.CreateType()

   End Function 'BuildMyType
    
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()

      Dim myType As Type = BuildMyType()
      
      Console.Write("Enter an integer between 0 and 5: ")
      Dim theValue As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine())
      
      Console.WriteLine("---")
      Dim myInstance As [Object] = Activator.CreateInstance(myType, New Object() {})
      Console.WriteLine("Yes, there {0} today!", myType.InvokeMember("SwitchMe", _
                         BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, Nothing, _
                             myInstance, New Object() {theValue}))

   End Sub

End Class

Remarks

A label cannot be defined more than once.