Class MethodSignature

Namespace

AsmResolver.DotNet.Signatures

Assembly

AsmResolver.DotNet.dll

Represents the signature of a method defined or referenced by a .NET executable file.

public class MethodSignature : MethodSignatureBase, IImportable

Inheritance

object

BlobSignature

ExtendableBlobSignature

CallingConventionSignature

MemberSignature

MethodSignatureBase

MethodSignature

Implements

IImportable

Inherited Members

MethodSignatureBase.ParameterTypes

MethodSignatureBase.ReturnType

MethodSignatureBase.IncludeSentinel

MethodSignatureBase.ReturnsValue

MethodSignatureBase.SentinelParameterTypes

MethodSignatureBase.IsImportedInModule(ModuleDefinition)

MethodSignatureBase.ReadParametersAndReturnType(ref BlobReaderContext, ref BinaryStreamReader)

MethodSignatureBase.WriteParametersAndReturnType(BlobSerializationContext)

MethodSignatureBase.GetTotalParameterCount()

MemberSignature.MemberReturnType

CallingConventionSignature.FromReader(ref BlobReaderContext, ref BinaryStreamReader, bool)

CallingConventionSignature.Attributes

CallingConventionSignature.CallingConvention

CallingConventionSignature.IsMethod

CallingConventionSignature.IsField

CallingConventionSignature.IsLocal

CallingConventionSignature.IsGenericInstance

CallingConventionSignature.IsGeneric

CallingConventionSignature.HasThis

CallingConventionSignature.ExplicitThis

ExtendableBlobSignature.ExtraData

ExtendableBlobSignature.Write(in BlobSerializationContext)

BlobSignature.MakeStandAloneSignature()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

Constructors

MethodSignature(CallingConventionAttributes, TypeSignature, IEnumerable<TypeSignature>)

Creates a new method signature with the provided return and parameter types.

public MethodSignature(CallingConventionAttributes attributes, TypeSignature returnType, IEnumerable<TypeSignature> parameterTypes)

Parameters

attributes CallingConventionAttributes

The attributes.

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

parameterTypes IEnumerable<TypeSignature>

The types of the parameter the method defines.

Properties

GenericParameterCount

Gets or sets the number of generic parameters this method defines.

public int GenericParameterCount { get; set; }

Property Value

int

Methods

CreateInstance(TypeSignature)

Creates a new parameter-less method signature for an instance method.

public static MethodSignature CreateInstance(TypeSignature returnType)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateInstance(TypeSignature, params TypeSignature[])

Creates a method signature for an instance method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateInstance(TypeSignature returnType, params TypeSignature[] parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

parameterTypes TypeSignature[]

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateInstance(TypeSignature, IEnumerable<TypeSignature>)

Creates a method signature for an instance method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateInstance(TypeSignature returnType, IEnumerable<TypeSignature> parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

parameterTypes IEnumerable<TypeSignature>

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateInstance(TypeSignature, int, params TypeSignature[])

Creates a generic method signature for an instance method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateInstance(TypeSignature returnType, int genericParameterCount, params TypeSignature[] parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

genericParameterCount int

The number of generic parameters this method defines.

parameterTypes TypeSignature[]

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateInstance(TypeSignature, int, IEnumerable<TypeSignature>)

Creates a generic method signature for an instance method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateInstance(TypeSignature returnType, int genericParameterCount, IEnumerable<TypeSignature> parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

genericParameterCount int

The number of generic parameters this method defines.

parameterTypes IEnumerable<TypeSignature>

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateStatic(TypeSignature)

Creates a new parameter-less method signature for a static method.

public static MethodSignature CreateStatic(TypeSignature returnType)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateStatic(TypeSignature, params TypeSignature[])

Creates a method signature for a static method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateStatic(TypeSignature returnType, params TypeSignature[] parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

parameterTypes TypeSignature[]

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateStatic(TypeSignature, IEnumerable<TypeSignature>)

Creates a method signature for a static method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateStatic(TypeSignature returnType, IEnumerable<TypeSignature> parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

parameterTypes IEnumerable<TypeSignature>

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateStatic(TypeSignature, int, params TypeSignature[])

Creates a generic method signature for a static method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateStatic(TypeSignature returnType, int genericParameterCount, params TypeSignature[] parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

genericParameterCount int

The number of generic parameters this method defines.

parameterTypes TypeSignature[]

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

CreateStatic(TypeSignature, int, IEnumerable<TypeSignature>)

Creates a generic method signature for a static method that has a number of parameters.

public static MethodSignature CreateStatic(TypeSignature returnType, int genericParameterCount, IEnumerable<TypeSignature> parameterTypes)

Parameters

returnType TypeSignature

The return type of the method.

genericParameterCount int

The number of generic parameters this method defines.

parameterTypes IEnumerable<TypeSignature>

The parameter types.

Returns

MethodSignature

The signature.

FromReader(ref BlobReaderContext, ref BinaryStreamReader)

Reads a single method signature from an input stream.

public static MethodSignature FromReader(ref BlobReaderContext context, ref BinaryStreamReader reader)

Parameters

context BlobReaderContext

The blob reader context.

reader BinaryStreamReader

The blob input stream.

Returns

MethodSignature

The method signature.

ImportWith(ReferenceImporter)

Imports the method signature using the provided reference importer object.

public MethodSignature ImportWith(ReferenceImporter importer)

Parameters

importer ReferenceImporter

The reference importer to us.

Returns

MethodSignature

The imported signature.

ImportWithInternal(ReferenceImporter)

Imports the signature using the provided reference importer object.

protected override CallingConventionSignature ImportWithInternal(ReferenceImporter importer)

Parameters

importer ReferenceImporter

The reference importer to us.

Returns

CallingConventionSignature

The imported signature.

InstantiateGenericTypes(GenericContext)

Substitutes any generic type parameter in the method signature with the parameters provided by the generic context.

public MethodSignature InstantiateGenericTypes(GenericContext context)

Parameters

context GenericContext

The generic context.

Returns

MethodSignature

The instantiated method signature.

Remarks

When the type signature does not contain any generic parameter, this method might return the current instance of the method signature.

MakeFunctionPointerType()

Constructs a new function pointer type signature based on this method signature.

public FunctionPointerTypeSignature MakeFunctionPointerType()

Returns

FunctionPointerTypeSignature

The new type signature.

ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

public override string ToString()

Returns

string

A string that represents the current object.

WriteContents(in BlobSerializationContext)

Serializes the blob (without extra data) to an output stream.

protected override void WriteContents(in BlobSerializationContext context)

Parameters

context BlobSerializationContext