GeneratorSupport Enum

Definition

Defines identifiers used to determine whether a code generator supports certain types of code elements.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

public enum class GeneratorSupport
[System.Flags]
public enum GeneratorSupport
[System.Flags]
[System.Serializable]
public enum GeneratorSupport
[<System.Flags>]
type GeneratorSupport = 
[<System.Flags>]
[<System.Serializable>]
type GeneratorSupport = 
Public Enum GeneratorSupport
Inheritance
GeneratorSupport
Attributes

Fields

ArraysOfArrays 1

Indicates the generator supports arrays of arrays.

AssemblyAttributes 4096

Indicates the generator supports assembly attributes.

ChainedConstructorArguments 32768

Indicates the generator supports chained constructor arguments.

ComplexExpressions 524288

Indicates the generator supports complex expressions.

DeclareDelegates 512

Indicates the generator supports delegate declarations.

DeclareEnums 256

Indicates the generator supports enumeration declarations.

DeclareEvents 2048

Indicates the generator supports event declarations.

DeclareIndexerProperties 33554432

Indicates the generator supports the declaration of indexer properties.

DeclareInterfaces 1024

Indicates the generator supports interface declarations.

DeclareValueTypes 128

Indicates the generator supports value type declarations.

EntryPointMethod 2

Indicates the generator supports a program entry point method designation. This is used when building executables.

GenericTypeDeclaration 16777216

Indicates the generator supports generic type declarations.

GenericTypeReference 8388608

Indicates the generator supports generic type references.

GotoStatements 4

Indicates the generator supports goto statements.

MultidimensionalArrays 8

Indicates the generator supports referencing multidimensional arrays. Currently, the CodeDom cannot be used to instantiate multidimensional arrays.

MultipleInterfaceMembers 131072

Indicates the generator supports the declaration of members that implement multiple interfaces.

NestedTypes 65536

Indicates the generator supports the declaration of nested types.

ParameterAttributes 8192

Indicates the generator supports parameter attributes.

PartialTypes 4194304

Indicates the generator supports partial type declarations.

PublicStaticMembers 262144

Indicates the generator supports public static members.

ReferenceParameters 16384

Indicates the generator supports reference and out parameters.

Resources 2097152

Indicates the generator supports compilation with .NET resources. These can be default resources compiled directly into an assembly, or resources referenced in a satellite assembly.

ReturnTypeAttributes 64

Indicates the generator supports return type attribute declarations.

StaticConstructors 16

Indicates the generator supports static constructors.

TryCatchStatements 32

Indicates the generator supports try-catch statements.

Win32Resources 1048576

Indicates the generator supports compilation with Win32 resources.

Examples

The following example illustrates using CompilerParameters to specify various compiler settings and options.

static bool CompileCode( CodeDomProvider^ provider,
   String^ sourceFile,
   String^ exeFile )
{

   CompilerParameters^ cp = gcnew CompilerParameters;
   if ( !cp)  
   {
      return false;
   }

   // Generate an executable instead of 
   // a class library.
   cp->GenerateExecutable = true;
   
   // Set the assembly file name to generate.
   cp->OutputAssembly = exeFile;
   
   // Generate debug information.
   cp->IncludeDebugInformation = true;
   
   // Add an assembly reference.
   cp->ReferencedAssemblies->Add( "System.dll" );
   
   // Save the assembly as a physical file.
   cp->GenerateInMemory = false;
   
   // Set the level at which the compiler 
   // should start displaying warnings.
   cp->WarningLevel = 3;
   
   // Set whether to treat all warnings as errors.
   cp->TreatWarningsAsErrors = false;
   
   // Set compiler argument to optimize output.
   cp->CompilerOptions = "/optimize";
   
   // Set a temporary files collection.
   // The TempFileCollection stores the temporary files
   // generated during a build in the current directory,
   // and does not delete them after compilation.
   cp->TempFiles = gcnew TempFileCollection( ".",true );

   if ( provider->Supports( GeneratorSupport::EntryPointMethod ) )
   {
      // Specify the class that contains 
      // the main method of the executable.
      cp->MainClass = "Samples.Class1";
   }

   if ( Directory::Exists( "Resources" ) )
   {
      if ( provider->Supports( GeneratorSupport::Resources ) )
      {
         // Set the embedded resource file of the assembly.
         // This is useful for culture-neutral resources,
         // or default (fallback) resources.
         cp->EmbeddedResources->Add( "Resources\\Default.resources" );

         // Set the linked resource reference files of the assembly.
         // These resources are included in separate assembly files,
         // typically localized for a specific language and culture.
         cp->LinkedResources->Add( "Resources\\nb-no.resources" );
      }
   }

   // Invoke compilation.
   CompilerResults^ cr = provider->CompileAssemblyFromFile( cp, sourceFile );

   if ( cr->Errors->Count > 0 )
   {
      // Display compilation errors.
      Console::WriteLine( "Errors building {0} into {1}",
         sourceFile, cr->PathToAssembly );
      for each ( CompilerError^ ce in cr->Errors )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "  {0}", ce->ToString() );
         Console::WriteLine();
      }
   }
   else
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Source {0} built into {1} successfully.",
         sourceFile, cr->PathToAssembly );
   }

   // Return the results of compilation.
   if ( cr->Errors->Count > 0 )
   {
      return false;
   }
   else
   {
      return true;
   }
}
public static bool CompileCode(CodeDomProvider provider,
    String sourceFile,
    String exeFile)
{

    CompilerParameters cp = new CompilerParameters();

    // Generate an executable instead of
    // a class library.
    cp.GenerateExecutable = true;

    // Set the assembly file name to generate.
    cp.OutputAssembly = exeFile;

    // Generate debug information.
    cp.IncludeDebugInformation = true;

    // Add an assembly reference.
    cp.ReferencedAssemblies.Add( "System.dll" );

    // Save the assembly as a physical file.
    cp.GenerateInMemory = false;

    // Set the level at which the compiler
    // should start displaying warnings.
    cp.WarningLevel = 3;

    // Set whether to treat all warnings as errors.
    cp.TreatWarningsAsErrors = false;

    // Set compiler argument to optimize output.
    cp.CompilerOptions = "/optimize";

    // Set a temporary files collection.
    // The TempFileCollection stores the temporary files
    // generated during a build in the current directory,
    // and does not delete them after compilation.
    cp.TempFiles = new TempFileCollection(".", true);

    if (provider.Supports(GeneratorSupport.EntryPointMethod))
    {
        // Specify the class that contains
        // the main method of the executable.
        cp.MainClass = "Samples.Class1";
    }

    if (Directory.Exists("Resources"))
    {
        if (provider.Supports(GeneratorSupport.Resources))
        {
            // Set the embedded resource file of the assembly.
            // This is useful for culture-neutral resources,
            // or default (fallback) resources.
            cp.EmbeddedResources.Add("Resources\\Default.resources");

            // Set the linked resource reference files of the assembly.
            // These resources are included in separate assembly files,
            // typically localized for a specific language and culture.
            cp.LinkedResources.Add("Resources\\nb-no.resources");
        }
    }

    // Invoke compilation.
    CompilerResults cr = provider.CompileAssemblyFromFile(cp, sourceFile);

    if(cr.Errors.Count > 0)
    {
        // Display compilation errors.
        Console.WriteLine("Errors building {0} into {1}",
            sourceFile, cr.PathToAssembly);
        foreach(CompilerError ce in cr.Errors)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("  {0}", ce.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Source {0} built into {1} successfully.",
            sourceFile, cr.PathToAssembly);
        Console.WriteLine("{0} temporary files created during the compilation.",
            cp.TempFiles.Count.ToString());
    }

    // Return the results of compilation.
    if (cr.Errors.Count > 0)
    {
        return false;
    }
    else
    {
        return true;
    }
}
Public Shared Function CompileCode(ByVal provider As CodeDomProvider, _
ByVal sourceFile As String, ByVal exeFile As String) As Boolean

    Dim cp As New CompilerParameters()

    ' Generate an executable instead of 
    ' a class library.
    cp.GenerateExecutable = True

    ' Set the assembly file name to generate.
    cp.OutputAssembly = exeFile

    ' Generate debug information.
    cp.IncludeDebugInformation = True

    ' Add an assembly reference.
    cp.ReferencedAssemblies.Add("System.dll")

    ' Save the assembly as a physical file.
    cp.GenerateInMemory = False

    ' Set the level at which the compiler 
    ' should start displaying warnings.
    cp.WarningLevel = 3

    ' Set whether to treat all warnings as errors.
    cp.TreatWarningsAsErrors = False

    ' Set compiler argument to optimize output.
    cp.CompilerOptions = "/optimize"

    ' Set a temporary files collection.
    ' The TempFileCollection stores the temporary files
    ' generated during a build in the current directory,
    ' and does not delete them after compilation.
    cp.TempFiles = New TempFileCollection(".", True)

    If provider.Supports(GeneratorSupport.EntryPointMethod) Then
        ' Specify the class that contains
        ' the main method of the executable.
        cp.MainClass = "Samples.Class1"
    End If


    If Directory.Exists("Resources") Then
        If provider.Supports(GeneratorSupport.Resources) Then
            ' Set the embedded resource file of the assembly.
            ' This is useful for culture-neutral resources,
            ' or default (fallback) resources.
            cp.EmbeddedResources.Add("Resources\Default.resources")

            ' Set the linked resource reference files of the assembly.
            ' These resources are included in separate assembly files,
            ' typically localized for a specific language and culture.
            cp.LinkedResources.Add("Resources\nb-no.resources")
        End If
    End If

    ' Invoke compilation.
    Dim cr As CompilerResults = _
        provider.CompileAssemblyFromFile(cp, sourceFile)

    If cr.Errors.Count > 0 Then
        ' Display compilation errors.
        Console.WriteLine("Errors building {0} into {1}", _
            sourceFile, cr.PathToAssembly)
        Dim ce As CompilerError
        For Each ce In cr.Errors
            Console.WriteLine("  {0}", ce.ToString())
            Console.WriteLine()
        Next ce
    Else
        Console.WriteLine("Source {0} built into {1} successfully.", _
            sourceFile, cr.PathToAssembly)
        Console.WriteLine("{0} temporary files created during the compilation.", _
                cp.TempFiles.Count.ToString())
    End If

    ' Return the results of compilation.
    If cr.Errors.Count > 0 Then
        Return False
    Else
        Return True
    End If
End Function 'CompileCode

Remarks

These identifiers are used when calling the Supports method of a code generator to determine whether the code generator supports generating certain types of code.

Applies to

See also