This class represents a dynamically created method. Methods are created with TypeBuilder.DefineMethod( ). When creating a method, specify the name, parameters, and return type. You can also specify other characteristics of the method, such as whether it is static, abstract, or virtual, by using the System.Reflection.MethodAttributes enumeration. After creating a method, you can specify how the return value will be marshaled to unmanaged code using SetMarshal( ), and add declarative security using AddDeclarativeSecurity( ). You must specify the security action (such as Demand, Assert, Deny) using the System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction enumeration and the permissions required using the System.Security.PermissionSet collection class. You can call AddDeclarativeSecurity( ) several times to specify different security actions.

To create a global method builder, use ModuleBuilder.DefineGlobalMethod( ). You must also use ModuleBuilder.CreateGlobalFunctions( ) to finish creating global methods before you persist or use the dynamic module. Global methods must be static. You can also create a global native method using ModuleBuilder.DefinePInvokeMethod( ). PInvoke methods cannot be abstract or virtual.

public sealed class MethodBuilder : System.Reflection.MethodInfo {
// Public Instance Properties
   public override MethodAttributes Attributes{get; } 
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodBase
   public override CallingConventions CallingConvention{get; }
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodBase
   public override Type DeclaringType{get; }          
// overrides System.Reflection.MemberInfo
   public bool InitLocals{set; get; }
   public override RuntimeMethodHandle MethodHandle{get; }    
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodBase
   public override string Name{get; }    
// overrides System.Reflection.MemberInfo
   public override Type ReflectedType{get; }          
// overrides System.Reflection.MemberInfo
   public override Type ReturnType{get; }
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodInfo
   public override ICustomAttributeProvider ReturnTypeCustomAttributes{get; }
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodInfo
   public string Signature{get; }
// Public Instance Methods
   public void AddDeclarativeSecurity(System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAction action,
       System.Security.PermissionSet pset);
   public void CreateMethodBody(byte[ ] il, int count);
   public ParameterBuilder DefineParameter(int position, System.Reflection.ParameterAttributes attributes,
       string strParamName);
   public override bool Equals(object obj);          
// overrides object
   public override MethodInfo GetBaseDefinition( );    
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodInfo
   public override object[ ] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)
// overrides System.Reflection.MemberInfo
   public override object[ ] GetCustomAttributes(Type attributeType,bool inherit)
// overrides System.Reflection.MemberInfo
   public override int GetHashCode( );    
// overrides object
   public ILGenerator GetILGenerator( );
   public ILGenerator GetILGenerator(int size);
   public override MethodImplAttributes GetMethodImplementationFlags( )
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodBase
   public Module GetModule( );
   public override ParameterInfo[ ] GetParameters( );   
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodBase
   public MethodToken GetToken( );
   public override object Invoke(object obj, System.Reflection.BindingFlags invokeAttr, 
       System.Reflection.Binder binder,
       object[ ] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture)
// overrides System.Reflection.MethodBase
   public override bool IsDefined(Type attributeType, bool inherit);  
// overrides System.Reflection.MemberInfo
   public void SetCustomAttribute(System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo con, byte[ ] binaryAttribute);
   public void SetCustomAttribute(CustomAttributeBuilder customBuilder);
   public void SetImplementationFlags(System.Reflection.MethodImplAttributes attributes);
   public void SetMarshal(UnmanagedMarshal unmanagedMarshal);
   public void SetSymCustomAttribute(string name, byte[ ] data);
   public override string ToString( );    
// overrides object
}

Hierarchy

System.Object System.Reflection.MemberInfo(System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider) System.Reflection.MethodBase System.Reflection.MethodInfo MethodBuilder

Returned By

ModuleBuilder.{DefineGlobalMethod( ), DefinePInvokeMethod( )}, TypeBuilder.{DefineMethod( ), DefinePInvokeMethod( )}

Passed To

EventBuilder.{AddOtherMethod( ), SetAddOnMethod( ), SetRaiseMethod( ), SetRemoveOnMethod( )}, PropertyBuilder.{AddOtherMethod( ), SetGetMethod( ), SetSetMethod( )}