2 // System.Runtime.InteropServices._Assembly interface
5 // Andreas Nahr <ClassDevelopment@A-SoftTech.com>
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30 using System.Globalization;
31 using System.Reflection;
32 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
33 using System.Security.Policy;
35 namespace System.Runtime.InteropServices
38 [CLSCompliant (false)]
39 [InterfaceType (ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsDual)]
40 [Guid ("17156360-2F1A-384A-BC52-FDE93C215C5B")]
41 [TypeLibImportClass (typeof(Assembly))]
42 public interface _Assembly
46 bool Equals (object other);
52 string CodeBase { get; }
54 string EscapedCodeBase { get; }
56 AssemblyName GetName ();
58 AssemblyName GetName (bool copiedName);
60 string FullName { get; }
62 MethodInfo EntryPoint { get; }
64 Type GetType (string name);
66 Type GetType (string name, bool throwOnError);
68 Type[] GetExportedTypes ();
72 Stream GetManifestResourceStream (Type type, string name);
74 Stream GetManifestResourceStream (string name);
76 FileStream GetFile (string name);
78 FileStream[] GetFiles ();
80 FileStream[] GetFiles (bool getResourceModules);
82 string[] GetManifestResourceNames ();
84 ManifestResourceInfo GetManifestResourceInfo (string resourceName);
86 string Location { get; }
89 Evidence Evidence { get; }
92 object[] GetCustomAttributes (Type attributeType, bool inherit);
94 object[] GetCustomAttributes (bool inherit);
96 bool IsDefined (Type attributeType, bool inherit);
98 //[SecurityPermission (SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SerializationFormatter = true)]
99 void GetObjectData (SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context);
101 Type GetType (string name, bool throwOnError, bool ignoreCase);
103 Assembly GetSatelliteAssembly (CultureInfo culture);
105 Assembly GetSatelliteAssembly (CultureInfo culture, Version version);
107 Module LoadModule (string moduleName, byte[] rawModule);
109 Module LoadModule (string moduleName, byte[] rawModule, byte[] rawSymbolStore);
111 object CreateInstance (string typeName);
113 object CreateInstance (string typeName, bool ignoreCase);
115 object CreateInstance (string typeName, bool ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, object[] args,
116 CultureInfo culture, object[] activationAttributes);
118 Module[] GetLoadedModules ();
120 Module[] GetLoadedModules (bool getResourceModules);
122 Module[] GetModules ();
124 Module[] GetModules (bool getResourceModules);
126 Module GetModule (string name);
128 AssemblyName[] GetReferencedAssemblies ();
131 bool GlobalAssemblyCache { get; }
134 event ModuleResolveEventHandler ModuleResolve;