Metadata Interfaces

Describes the unmanaged interfaces that provide access to the metadata exposed by the .NET Framework types, methods, fields, and so on.

In This Section

• ICeeGen Interface
  Provides methods for dynamic code compilation.

• ICorModule Interface
  Provides storages for the IID values for ICeeGen and IMetaDataEmit implementations, and creates instances of the preferred generator and emitter.

• IHostFilter Interface
  Provides a method for the run-time host to mark metadata tokens for processing.

• IMapToken Interface
  Provides mapping capabilities between imported and emitted metadata signatures.

• IMetaDataAssemblyEmit Interface
  Provides methods that support the self-description model used by the common language runtime (CLR) to resolve and consume resources.

• IMetaDataAssemblyImport Interface
  Provides methods to access and examine the contents of an assembly manifest.

• IMetaDataConverter Interface
  Provides methods to map type libraries to their metadata signatures, and to convert from one to the other.

• IMetaDataDispenser Interface
  IMetaDataDispenser is obsolete. Use IMetaDataDispenserEx instead.

• IMetaDataDispenserEx Interface
  Provides methods that map areas of memory for creating or modifying metadata.

• IMetaDataEmit Interface
  Provides methods to create, modify and store metadata about the assembly in the currently defined scope.

• IMetaDataEmit2 Interface
  Provides methods for defining and modifying the metadata signatures of methods and constructors with parameters of type System.Type.

• IMetaDataError Interface
  Provides a callback mechanism for reporting errors during the resolution of the metadata signature for an assembly.

• IMetaDataFilter Interface
  Provides methods for marking and filtering metadata tokens to avoid repeating actions that have already been taken.

• IMetaDataImport Interface
  Provides methods for importing and manipulating types from other assemblies.

• IMetaDataImport2 Interface
  Extends IMetaDataImport to provide the capability of working with generic types.

• IMetaDataTables Interface
  Provides methods for the storage and retrieval of metadata information in tables.

• IMetaDataTables2 Interface
  Extends IMetaDataTables to include methods for working with metadata streams.

• IMetaDataValidate Interface
  Provides methods to use for validation of metadata signatures.

• INativeImageDependency Interface
  Provides methods to synchronize dependencies of managed assemblies with their native counterparts.

• INativeImageEvaluate Interface
  Provides a callback method to determine whether native images can be used by the CLR.

• INativeImageInstallInfo Interface
  Provides methods to allow callers to get and cache information about a native image. This interface allows direct binding to the native image, rather than through a corresponding managed assembly.

Related Sections

Diagnostics Symbol Store Interfaces

Enumerations (Unmanaged API Reference)

Global Static Functions (Unmanaged API Reference)

Hosting Interfaces

Structures (Unmanaged API Reference)

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Metadata (Unmanaged API Reference)