ICLRStrongName::StrongNameCompareAssemblies Method

Updated: July 2010

Determines whether two assemblies differ only by their strong name signatures.

BOOLEAN StrongNameCompareAssemblies (
    [in]  LPCWSTR   wszAssembly1,
    [in]  LPCWSTR   wszAssembly2,
    [out] DWORD     *pdwResult
);

Parameters

• wszAssembly1
  [in] The path to the first assembly.

• wszAssembly2
  [in] The path to the second assembly.

• pdwResult
  [out] One of the following values:

  • SN_CMP_DIFFERENT (0) - Specifies that the assemblies contain different data.

  • SN_CMP_IDENTICAL (1) - Specifies that the assemblies are exactly the same, including their signatures and checksum.

  • SN_CMP_SIGONLY (2) - Specifies that the assemblies differ only by signature and checksum.

Return Value

true if the method completed successfully; otherwise, false.

Requirements

Platforms: See .NET Framework System Requirements.

Header: MetaHost.h

Library: Included as a resource in MSCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Versions: 4

Remarks

The strong name signature of an assembly consists of the assembly's text name, version, culture, and public key token.

See Also

Reference

ICLRStrongName Interface

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2010	Added topic.	Information enhancement.