CompilerInfo Class

Definition

Represents the configuration settings of a language provider. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class CompilerInfo sealed
public sealed class CompilerInfo
type CompilerInfo = class
Public NotInheritable Class CompilerInfo
Inheritance
CompilerInfo

Examples

The following code example displays language provider configuration settings. Command-line arguments are used to specify a language, file name extension, or provider type. For the given input, the example determines the corresponding language provider and displays the configured language compiler settings.

// Command-line argument examples:
//      - Displays Visual Basic, C#, and JScript compiler settings.
//   <exe_name> Language CSharp
//      - Displays the compiler settings for C#.
//   <exe_name> All
//      - Displays settings for all configured compilers.
//   <exe_name> Config Pascal
//      - Displays settings for configured Pascal language provider,
//        if one exists.
//   <exe_name> Extension .vb
//      - Displays settings for the compiler associated with the .vb
//        file extension.
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
using namespace System::CodeDom;
using namespace System::CodeDom::Compiler;
using namespace Microsoft::CSharp;
using namespace Microsoft::VisualBasic;
using namespace System::Configuration;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;

namespace CodeDomCompilerInfoSample
{
   [PermissionSet(SecurityAction::Demand, Name="FullTrust")]
   public ref class CompilerInfoSample
   {
   public:
      static void Main( array<String^>^args )
      {
         String^ queryCommand = "";
         String^ queryArg = "";
         int iNumArguments = args->Length;
         
         // Get input command-line arguments.
         if ( iNumArguments > 0 )
         {
            queryCommand = args[ 0 ]->ToUpper( CultureInfo::InvariantCulture );
            if ( iNumArguments > 1 )
               queryArg = args[ 1 ];
         }

         // Determine which method to call.
         Console::WriteLine();
         if ( queryCommand->Equals( "LANGUAGE" ) )
             DisplayCompilerInfoForLanguage( queryArg );        // Display compiler information for input language.
         else if ( queryCommand->Equals( "EXTENSION" ) )
             DisplayCompilerInfoUsingExtension( queryArg );     // Display compiler information for input file extension.
         else if ( queryCommand->Equals( "CONFIG" ) )
             DisplayCompilerInfoForConfigLanguage( queryArg );  // Display settings for the configured language provider.
         else if ( queryCommand->Equals( "ALL" ) )
             DisplayAllCompilerInfo();             // Display compiler information for all configured language providers.
         else
         {
            // There was no command-line argument, or the 
            // command-line argument was not recognized.
            // Display the C#, Visual Basic and JScript 
            // compiler information.
            DisplayCSharpCompilerInfo();
            DisplayVBCompilerInfo();
            DisplayJScriptCompilerInfo();
         }
      }


   private:
      static void DisplayCSharpCompilerInfo()
      {
         // Get the provider for Microsoft.CSharp
//         CodeDomProvider^ provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp");
         CodeDomProvider^ provider = CodeDomProvider::CreateProvider("CSharp");

         if ( provider )
         {
            // Display the C# language provider information.
            Console::WriteLine( "CSharp provider is {0}", provider->ToString() );
            Console::WriteLine( "  Provider hash code:     {0}", provider->GetHashCode().ToString() );
            Console::WriteLine( "  Default file extension: {0}", provider->FileExtension );
         }

         Console::WriteLine();
      }

      static void DisplayVBCompilerInfo()
      {
         // Get the provider for Microsoft.VisualBasic
//         CodeDomProvider^ provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("VisualBasic");
         CodeDomProvider^ provider = CodeDomProvider::CreateProvider("VisualBasic");
         if ( provider ) // Display the Visual Basic language provider information.
         {
            Console::WriteLine( "Visual Basic provider is {0}", provider->ToString() );
            Console::WriteLine( "  Provider hash code:     {0}", provider->GetHashCode().ToString() );
            Console::WriteLine( "  Default file extension: {0}", provider->FileExtension );
         }

         Console::WriteLine();
      }

      static void DisplayJScriptCompilerInfo()
      {
         // Get the provider for JScript.
         CodeDomProvider^ provider;
         try
         {
//            provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("JScript");
            provider = CodeDomProvider::CreateProvider("JScript");
            if ( provider )
            {
               // Display the JScript language provider information.
               Console::WriteLine( "JScript language provider is {0}", provider->ToString() );
               Console::WriteLine( "  Provider hash code:     {0}", provider->GetHashCode().ToString() );
               Console::WriteLine( "  Default file extension: {0}", provider->FileExtension );
               Console::WriteLine();
            }
         }
         catch ( ConfigurationException^ e ) 
         {
            // The JScript language provider was not found.
            Console::WriteLine( "There is no configured JScript language provider." );
         }

      }

      static void DisplayCompilerInfoUsingExtension( String^ fileExtension )
      {
         if (  !fileExtension->StartsWith(  "." ) )
            fileExtension = String::Concat( ".", fileExtension );

         // Get the language associated with the file extension.
         CodeDomProvider^ provider = nullptr;
         if ( CodeDomProvider::IsDefinedExtension( fileExtension ) )
         {
            String^ language = CodeDomProvider::GetLanguageFromExtension( fileExtension );
            if ( language )
               Console::WriteLine( "The language \"{0}\" is associated with file extension \"{1}\"\n",
                                    language, fileExtension );

            // Check for a corresponding language provider.
            if ( language && CodeDomProvider::IsDefinedLanguage( language ) )
            {
               provider = CodeDomProvider::CreateProvider( language );
               if ( provider )
               {
                  // Display information about this language provider.
                  Console::WriteLine( "Language provider:  {0}\n", provider->ToString() );
                  
                  // Get the compiler settings for this language.
                  CompilerInfo^ langCompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider::GetCompilerInfo( language );
                  if ( langCompilerInfo )
                  {
                     CompilerParameters^ langCompilerConfig = langCompilerInfo->CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();
                     if ( langCompilerConfig )
                     {
                        Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler options:        {0}", langCompilerConfig->CompilerOptions );
                        Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler warning level:  {0}", langCompilerConfig->WarningLevel.ToString() );
                     }
                  }
               }
            }
         }

         if ( provider == nullptr )  // Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
            Console::WriteLine( "There is no language provider associated with input file extension \"{0}\".", fileExtension );

      }

      static void DisplayCompilerInfoForLanguage( String^ language )
      {
         CodeDomProvider^ provider = nullptr;
         
         // Check for a provider corresponding to the input language.  
         if ( CodeDomProvider::IsDefinedLanguage( language ) )
         {
            provider = CodeDomProvider::CreateProvider( language );
            if ( provider )
            {
               // Display information about this language provider.
               Console::WriteLine( "Language provider:  {0}", provider->ToString() );
               Console::WriteLine();
               Console::WriteLine( "  Default file extension:  {0}", provider->FileExtension );
               Console::WriteLine();
               
               // Get the compiler settings for this language.
               CompilerInfo^ langCompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider::GetCompilerInfo( language );
               if ( langCompilerInfo )
               {
                  CompilerParameters^ langCompilerConfig = langCompilerInfo->CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();
                  if ( langCompilerConfig )
                  {
                     Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler options:        {0}", langCompilerConfig->CompilerOptions );
                     Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler warning level:  {0}", langCompilerConfig->WarningLevel.ToString() );
                  }
               }
            }
         }

         if ( provider == nullptr )  // Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
            Console::WriteLine(  "There is no provider configured for input language \"{0}\".", language );

      }

      static void DisplayCompilerInfoForConfigLanguage( String^ configLanguage )
      {
         CodeDomProvider^ provider = nullptr;
         CompilerInfo^ info = CodeDomProvider::GetCompilerInfo( configLanguage );
         
         // Check whether there is a provider configured for this language.
         if ( info->IsCodeDomProviderTypeValid )
         {
            // Get a provider instance using the configured type information.
            provider = dynamic_cast<CodeDomProvider^>(Activator::CreateInstance( info->CodeDomProviderType ));
            if ( provider )
            {
               // Display information about this language provider.
               Console::WriteLine( "Language provider:  {0}", provider->ToString() );
               Console::WriteLine();
               Console::WriteLine( "  Default file extension:  {0}", provider->FileExtension );
               Console::WriteLine();
               
               // Get the compiler settings for this language.
               CompilerParameters^ langCompilerConfig = info->CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();
               if ( langCompilerConfig )
               {
                  Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler options:        {0}", langCompilerConfig->CompilerOptions );
                  Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler warning level:  {0}", langCompilerConfig->WarningLevel.ToString() );
               }
            }
         }

         if ( provider == nullptr ) // Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
            Console::WriteLine( "There is no provider configured for input language \"{0}\".", configLanguage );

      }

      static void DisplayAllCompilerInfo()
      {
         array<CompilerInfo^>^allCompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider::GetAllCompilerInfo();
         for ( int i = 0; i < allCompilerInfo->Length; i++ )
         {
            String^ defaultLanguage;
            String^ defaultExtension;
            CompilerInfo^ info = allCompilerInfo[ i ];
            CodeDomProvider^ provider = nullptr;
            if ( info )
               provider = info->CreateProvider();

            if ( provider )
            {
               // Display information about this configured provider.
               Console::WriteLine( "Language provider:  {0}", provider->ToString() );
               Console::WriteLine();
               Console::WriteLine( "  Supported file extension(s):" );
               array<String^>^extensions = info->GetExtensions();
               for ( int i = 0; i < extensions->Length; i++ )
                   Console::WriteLine( "    {0}", extensions[ i ] );

               defaultExtension = provider->FileExtension;
               if (  !defaultExtension->StartsWith( "." ) )
                   defaultExtension = String::Concat( ".", defaultExtension );

               Console::WriteLine( "  Default file extension:  {0}\n", defaultExtension );
               Console::WriteLine( "  Supported language(s):" );
               array<String^>^languages = info->GetLanguages();
               for ( int i = 0; i < languages->Length; i++ )
                   Console::WriteLine( "    {0}", languages[ i ] );

               defaultLanguage = CodeDomProvider::GetLanguageFromExtension( defaultExtension );
               Console::WriteLine(  "  Default language:        {0}", defaultLanguage );
               Console::WriteLine();
               
               // Get the compiler settings for this provider.
               CompilerParameters^ langCompilerConfig = info->CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();
               if ( langCompilerConfig )
               {
                  Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler options:        {0}", langCompilerConfig->CompilerOptions );
                  Console::WriteLine( "  Compiler warning level:  {0}", langCompilerConfig->WarningLevel.ToString() );
               }
            }

         }
      }

   };

}


// The main entry point for the application.

[STAThread]
int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    CodeDomCompilerInfoSample::CompilerInfoSample::Main( Environment::GetCommandLineArgs() );
    Console::WriteLine("\n\nPress ENTER to return");
    Console::ReadLine();
}
// Command-line argument examples:
//      - Displays Visual Basic, C#, and JScript compiler settings.
//   <exe_name> Language CSharp
//      - Displays the compiler settings for C#.
//   <exe_name> All
//      - Displays settings for all configured compilers.
//   <exe_name> Config Pascal
//      - Displays settings for configured Pascal language provider,
//        if one exists.
//   <exe_name> Extension .vb
//      - Displays settings for the compiler associated with the .vb
//        file extension.

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.CodeDom;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using Microsoft.CSharp;
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;

namespace CodeDomCompilerInfoSample
{
    class CompilerInfoSample
    {
        [STAThread]
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            String queryCommand = "";
            String queryArg = "";
            int iNumArguments = args.Length;

            // Get input command-line arguments.
            if (iNumArguments > 0)
            {
                queryCommand = args[0].ToUpper(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

                if (iNumArguments > 1)
                {
                    queryArg = args[1];
                }
            }

            // Determine which method to call.

            Console.WriteLine();
            switch(queryCommand)
            {
                case ("LANGUAGE"):
                    // Display compiler information for input language.
                    DisplayCompilerInfoForLanguage(queryArg);
                    break;

                case ("EXTENSION"):
                    // Display compiler information for input file extension.
                    DisplayCompilerInfoUsingExtension(queryArg);
                    break;

                case ("CONFIG"):
                    // Display settings for the configured language provider.
                    DisplayCompilerInfoForConfigLanguage(queryArg);
                    break;

                case ("ALL"):
                    // Display compiler information for all configured
                    // language providers.
                    DisplayAllCompilerInfo();
                    break;

                default:
                    // There was no command-line argument, or the
                    // command-line argument was not recognized.
                    // Display the C#, Visual Basic and JScript
                    // compiler information.

                    DisplayCSharpCompilerInfo();
                    DisplayVBCompilerInfo();
                    DisplayJScriptCompilerInfo();
                    break;
            }
        }

        static void DisplayCSharpCompilerInfo()
        {
            // Get the provider for Microsoft.CSharp
            CodeDomProvider provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp");

            // Display the C# language provider information.
            Console.WriteLine("CSharp provider is {0}",
                provider.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("  Provider hash code:     {0}",
                provider.GetHashCode().ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension: {0}",
                provider.FileExtension);

            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        static void DisplayVBCompilerInfo()
        {
            // Get the provider for Microsoft.VisualBasic
            CodeDomProvider provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("VisualBasic");

            // Display the Visual Basic language provider information.
            Console.WriteLine("Visual Basic provider is {0}",
                provider.ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("  Provider hash code:     {0}",
                provider.GetHashCode().ToString());
            Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension: {0}",
                provider.FileExtension);

            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        static void DisplayJScriptCompilerInfo()
        {
            // Get the provider for JScript.
            CodeDomProvider provider;

            try
            {
                provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("js");

                // Display the JScript language provider information.
                Console.WriteLine("JScript language provider is {0}",
                    provider.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine("  Provider hash code:     {0}",
                    provider.GetHashCode().ToString());
                Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension: {0}",
                    provider.FileExtension);
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
            catch (System.Configuration.ConfigurationException)
            {
                // The JScript language provider was not found.
                Console.WriteLine("There is no configured JScript language provider.");
            }
        }

        static void DisplayCompilerInfoUsingExtension(string fileExtension)
        {
            if (fileExtension[0] != '.')
            {
                fileExtension = "." + fileExtension;
            }

            // Get the language associated with the file extension.
            if (CodeDomProvider.IsDefinedExtension(fileExtension))
            {
                CodeDomProvider provider;
                String language = CodeDomProvider.GetLanguageFromExtension(fileExtension);

                Console.WriteLine("The language \"{0}\" is associated with file extension \"{1}\"",
                    language, fileExtension);
                Console.WriteLine();

                // Next, check for a corresponding language provider.

                if (CodeDomProvider.IsDefinedLanguage(language))
                {
                    provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider(language);

                    // Display information about this language provider.

                    Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}",
                        provider.ToString());
                    Console.WriteLine();

                    // Get the compiler settings for this language.

                    CompilerInfo langCompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider.GetCompilerInfo(language);
                    CompilerParameters langCompilerConfig = langCompilerInfo.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();

                    Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}",
                        langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions);
                    Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}",
                        langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
                Console.WriteLine("There is no language provider associated with input file extension \"{0}\".",
                    fileExtension);
            }
        }

        static void DisplayCompilerInfoForLanguage(string language)
        {
            CodeDomProvider provider;

            // Check for a provider corresponding to the input language.
            if (CodeDomProvider.IsDefinedLanguage(language))
            {
                provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider(language);

                // Display information about this language provider.

                Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}",
                    provider.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension:  {0}",
                    provider.FileExtension);
                Console.WriteLine();

                // Get the compiler settings for this language.

                CompilerInfo langCompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider.GetCompilerInfo(language);
                CompilerParameters langCompilerConfig = langCompilerInfo.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();

                Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}",
                    langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions);
                Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}",
                    langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel);
            }
            else
            {
                // Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
                Console.WriteLine("There is no provider configured for input language \"{0}\".",
                    language);
            }
        }

        static void DisplayCompilerInfoForConfigLanguage(string configLanguage)
        {
            CompilerInfo info = CodeDomProvider.GetCompilerInfo(configLanguage);

            // Check whether there is a provider configured for this language.
            if (info.IsCodeDomProviderTypeValid)
            {
                // Get a provider instance using the configured type information.
                CodeDomProvider provider;
                provider = (CodeDomProvider)Activator.CreateInstance(info.CodeDomProviderType);

                // Display information about this language provider.
                Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}",
                    provider.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension:  {0}",
                    provider.FileExtension);
                Console.WriteLine();

                // Get the compiler settings for this language.

                CompilerParameters langCompilerConfig = info.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();

                Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}",
                    langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions);
                Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}",
                    langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel);
            }
            else
            {
                // Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
                Console.WriteLine("There is no provider configured for input language \"{0}\".",
                    configLanguage);
            }
        }

        static void DisplayAllCompilerInfo()
        {
            CompilerInfo [] allCompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider.GetAllCompilerInfo();
            foreach (CompilerInfo info in allCompilerInfo)
            {
                String defaultLanguage;
                String defaultExtension;

                CodeDomProvider provider = info.CreateProvider();

                // Display information about this configured provider.

                Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}",
                    provider.ToString());
                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("  Supported file extension(s):");
                foreach(String extension in info.GetExtensions())
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("    {0}", extension);
                }

                defaultExtension = provider.FileExtension;
                if (defaultExtension[0] != '.')
                {
                    defaultExtension = "." + defaultExtension;
                }
                Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension:  {0}",
                    defaultExtension);
                Console.WriteLine();

                Console.WriteLine("  Supported language(s):");
                foreach(String language in info.GetLanguages())
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("    {0}", language);
                }

                defaultLanguage = CodeDomProvider.GetLanguageFromExtension(defaultExtension);
                Console.WriteLine("  Default language:        {0}",
                    defaultLanguage);
                Console.WriteLine();

                // Get the compiler settings for this provider.
                CompilerParameters langCompilerConfig = info.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters();

                Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}",
                    langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions);
                Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}",
                    langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel);
                Console.WriteLine();
            }
        }
    }
}
' Command-line argument examples:
'      - Displays Visual Basic, C#, and JScript compiler settings.
'   <exe_name> Language CSharp
'      - Displays the compiler settings for C#.
'   <exe_name> All
'      - Displays settings for all configured compilers.
'   <exe_name> Config Pascal
'      - Displays settings for configured Pascal language provider,
'        if one exists.
'   <exe_name> Extension .vb
'      - Displays settings for the compiler associated with the .vb
'        file extension.

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.CodeDom
Imports System.CodeDom.Compiler
Imports Microsoft.CSharp
Imports System.ComponentModel

Namespace CodeDomCompilerInfoSample

   Class CompilerInfoSample

      <STAThread()>  _
      Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        Dim queryCommand As String = ""
        Dim queryArg As String = ""
        Dim iNumArguments As Integer = args.Length
        
        ' Get input command-line arguments.
        If iNumArguments > 0 Then
            queryCommand = args(0).ToUpper(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
            
            If iNumArguments > 1 Then
                queryArg = args(1)
            End If
        End If
        
        ' Determine which method to call.
        Console.WriteLine()
        Select Case queryCommand
            Case "LANGUAGE"
                ' Display compiler information for input language.
                DisplayCompilerInfoForLanguage(queryArg)
            Case "EXTENSION"
                ' Display compiler information for input file extension.
                DisplayCompilerInfoUsingExtension(queryArg)
            Case "CONFIG"
                ' Display settings for the configured language provider.
                DisplayCompilerInfoForConfigLanguage(queryArg)
            Case "ALL"
                ' Display compiler information for all configured 
                ' language providers.
                DisplayAllCompilerInfo()
            Case Else
                ' There was no command-line argument, or the 
                ' command-line argument was not recognized.
                ' Display the C#, Visual Basic and JScript 
                ' compiler information.
                DisplayCSharpCompilerInfo()
                DisplayVBCompilerInfo()
                DisplayJScriptCompilerInfo()
        End Select

      End Sub
      
      
      Shared Sub DisplayCSharpCompilerInfo()
         
         ' Get the provider for Microsoft.CSharp
            Dim provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp")
         
         ' Display the C# language provider information.
         Console.WriteLine("CSharp provider is {0}", _
            provider.ToString())
         Console.WriteLine("  Provider hash code:     {0}", _
            provider.GetHashCode().ToString())
         Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension: {0}", _
            provider.FileExtension)
         
         Console.WriteLine()
      End Sub
      
      
      Shared Sub DisplayVBCompilerInfo()
         ' Get the provider for Microsoft.VisualBasic
            Dim provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("VisualBasic")
         
         ' Display the Visual Basic language provider information.
         Console.WriteLine("Visual Basic provider is {0}", _
            provider.ToString())
         Console.WriteLine("  Provider hash code:     {0}", _
            provider.GetHashCode().ToString())
         Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension: {0}", _
            provider.FileExtension)
         
         Console.WriteLine()
      End Sub
      
      
      Shared Sub DisplayJScriptCompilerInfo()
         ' Get the provider for JScript.
         Dim provider As CodeDomProvider
         
         Try
            provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("js")
            
            ' Display the JScript language provider information.
            Console.WriteLine("JScript language provider is {0}", _
                provider.ToString())
            Console.WriteLine("  Provider hash code:     {0}", _
                provider.GetHashCode().ToString())
            Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension: {0}", _
                provider.FileExtension)
            Console.WriteLine()
         Catch e As System.Configuration.ConfigurationException
            ' The JScript language provider was not found.
            Console.WriteLine("There is no configured JScript language provider.")
         End Try

      End Sub
      
      Shared Sub DisplayCompilerInfoUsingExtension(fileExtension As String)
         If Not fileExtension.StartsWith(".") Then
            fileExtension = "." + fileExtension
         End If

         ' Get the language associated with the file extension.
         If CodeDomProvider.IsDefinedExtension(fileExtension) Then
            Dim provider As CodeDomProvider
            Dim language As String = CodeDomProvider.GetLanguageFromExtension(fileExtension)
            
            Console.WriteLine("The language ""{0}"" is associated with file extension ""{1}""", _
                language, fileExtension)
            Console.WriteLine()
            
            ' Check for a corresponding language provider.
            If CodeDomProvider.IsDefinedLanguage(language) Then
               provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider(language)
               
               ' Display information about this language provider.
               Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}", _
                  provider.ToString())
               Console.WriteLine()
               
               ' Get the compiler settings for this language.
               Dim langCompilerInfo As CompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider.GetCompilerInfo(language)
               Dim langCompilerConfig As CompilerParameters = langCompilerInfo.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters()
               
               Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}", _
                   langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions)
               Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}", _
                   langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel)
            End If
         Else
            ' Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
            Console.WriteLine("There is no language provider associated with input file extension ""{0}"".", fileExtension)
         End If
      End Sub
     
      
      Shared Sub DisplayCompilerInfoForLanguage(language As String)
         Dim provider As CodeDomProvider
         
         ' Check for a provider corresponding to the input language.  
         If CodeDomProvider.IsDefinedLanguage(language) Then
            provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider(language)
            
            ' Display information about this language provider.
            Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}", _
                provider.ToString())
            Console.WriteLine()
            Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension:  {0}", _
                provider.FileExtension)
            Console.WriteLine()
            
            ' Get the compiler settings for this language.
            Dim langCompilerInfo As CompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider.GetCompilerInfo(language)
            Dim langCompilerConfig As CompilerParameters = langCompilerInfo.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters()
            
            Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}", _
                langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions)
            Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}", _
                langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel)
         Else
            ' Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
            Console.WriteLine("There is no provider configured for input language ""{0}"".", _
                language)
         End If

      End Sub
      
      Shared Sub DisplayCompilerInfoForConfigLanguage(configLanguage As String)
         Dim info As CompilerInfo = CodeDomProvider.GetCompilerInfo(configLanguage)
         
         ' Check whether there is a provider configured for this language.
         If info.IsCodeDomProviderTypeValid Then
            ' Get a provider instance using the configured type information.
            Dim provider As CodeDomProvider
            provider = CType(Activator.CreateInstance(info.CodeDomProviderType), CodeDomProvider)
            
            ' Display information about this language provider.
            Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}", _
                provider.ToString())
            Console.WriteLine()
            Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension:  {0}", _
                provider.FileExtension)
            Console.WriteLine()
            
            ' Get the compiler settings for this language.
            Dim langCompilerConfig As CompilerParameters = info.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters()
            
            Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}", _
                langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions)
            Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}", _
                langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel)
         Else
            ' Tell the user that the language provider was not found.
            Console.WriteLine("There is no provider configured for input language ""{0}"".", configLanguage)
         End If
      End Sub
      
      
      Shared Sub DisplayAllCompilerInfo()
         Dim allCompilerInfo As CompilerInfo() = CodeDomProvider.GetAllCompilerInfo()
         Dim info As CompilerInfo
         For Each info In  allCompilerInfo

            Dim defaultLanguage As String
            Dim defaultExtension As String

            Dim provider As CodeDomProvider = info.CreateProvider()
            
            ' Display information about this configured provider.
            Console.WriteLine("Language provider:  {0}", _
                provider.ToString())
            Console.WriteLine()
            
            Console.WriteLine("  Supported file extension(s):")
            Dim extension As String
            For Each extension In info.GetExtensions()
               Console.WriteLine("    {0}", extension)
            Next extension
            
            defaultExtension = provider.FileExtension
            If Not defaultExtension.StartsWith(".") Then
               defaultExtension = "." + defaultExtension
            End If
 
            Console.WriteLine("  Default file extension:  {0}", _
              defaultExtension)
            Console.WriteLine()
            
            Console.WriteLine("  Supported language(s):")
            Dim language As String
            For Each language In  info.GetLanguages()
               Console.WriteLine("    {0}", language)
            Next language
            defaultLanguage = CodeDomProvider.GetLanguageFromExtension(defaultExtension)
            Console.WriteLine("  Default language:        {0}", _
               defaultLanguage)
            Console.WriteLine()
            
            ' Get the compiler settings for this provider.
            Dim langCompilerConfig As CompilerParameters = info.CreateDefaultCompilerParameters()
            
            Console.WriteLine("  Compiler options:        {0}", _
                langCompilerConfig.CompilerOptions)
            Console.WriteLine("  Compiler warning level:  {0}", _
                langCompilerConfig.WarningLevel)
            Console.WriteLine()
         Next info
      End Sub

   End Class
End Namespace 'CodeDomCompilerInfoSample

Remarks

Use the CompilerInfo class to determine whether a CodeDomProvider implementation is configured on the computer, or to examine the configuration and compiler settings for a specific language provider.

The <system.codedom> Element in the machine configuration file contains the language provider and compiler configuration settings. Each configured language provider has a corresponding compiler configuration element. Each element defines the CodeDomProvider implementation type, supported language names, supported file name extensions, and compiler parameters.

The .NET Framework defines the initial compiler settings in the machine configuration file. Developers and compiler vendors can add configuration settings for a new CodeDomProvider implementation.

The CompilerInfo class provides read-only access to these settings in the machine configuration file. Use the GetLanguages, GetExtensions, and CodeDomProviderType members to examine the corresponding configuration attributes for a language provider. Use the CreateDefaultCompilerParameters method to obtain the compiler options and warning level attribute values for a language provider.

For more details on language provider settings in the configuration file, see Compiler and Language Provider Settings Schema.

Note

This class contains a link demand at the class level that applies to all members. A SecurityException is thrown when the immediate caller does not have full-trust permission. For details about link demands, see Link Demands.

Properties

CodeDomProviderType

Gets the type of the configured CodeDomProvider implementation.

IsCodeDomProviderTypeValid

Returns a value indicating whether the language provider implementation is configured on the computer.

Methods

CreateDefaultCompilerParameters()

Gets the configured compiler settings for the language provider implementation.

CreateProvider()

Returns a CodeDomProvider instance for the current language provider settings.

CreateProvider(IDictionary<String,String>)

Returns a CodeDomProvider instance for the current language provider settings and specified options.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object represents the same language provider and compiler settings as the current CompilerInfo.

GetExtensions()

Returns the file name extensions supported by the language provider.

GetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for the current instance.

GetLanguages()

Gets the language names supported by the language provider.

GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)

Applies to

See also