ICLRStrongName::StrongNameTokenFromAssemblyEx Method

Updated: July 2010

Creates a strong name token from the specified assembly file, and returns the public key that the token represents.

BOOLEAN StrongNameTokenFromAssemblyEx (
    [in]  LPCWSTR   wszFilePath,
    [out] BYTE      **ppbStrongNameToken,
    [out] ULONG     *pcbStrongNameToken,
    [out] BYTE      **ppbPublicKeyBlob,
    [out] ULONG     *pcbPublicKeyBlob
);

Parameters

• wszFilePath
  [in] The path to the portable executable (PE) file for the assembly.

• ppbStrongNameToken
  [out] The returned strong name token.

• pcbStrongNameToken
  [out] The size, in bytes, of the strong name token.

• ppbPublicKeyBlob
  [out] The returned public key.

• pcbPublicKeyBlob
  [out] The size, in bytes, of the public key.

Return Value

true if the method completed successfully; otherwise, false.

Remarks

A strong name token is the shortened form of a public key. The token is a 64-bit hash that is created from the public key used to sign the assembly. The token is a part of the strong name for the assembly, and can be read from the assembly metadata.

After the key is retrieved and the token is created, you should call the ICLRStrongName::StrongNameFreeBuffer method to release the allocated memory.

Requirements

Platforms: See .NET Framework System Requirements.

Header: MetaHost.h

Library: Included as a resource in MSCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Versions: 4

See Also

Reference

ICLRStrongName::StrongNameTokenFromAssembly Method

ICLRStrongName Interface

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2010	Added topic.	Information enhancement.