FieldBuilder.SetOffset(Int32) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Emit

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Reflection.Emit.dll

Source:

FieldBuilder.cs

Specifies the field layout.

C#

public void SetOffset(int iOffset);

Parameters

iOffset

Int32

The offset of the field within the type containing this field.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The containing type has been created using CreateType().

ArgumentException

iOffset is less than zero.

Remarks

The following code sample illustrates the use of SetOffset.

C#

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public class FieldBuilder_Sample
{
   public static Type CreateType(AppDomain currentDomain)
   {
      // Create an assembly.
      AssemblyName myAssemblyName = new AssemblyName();
      myAssemblyName.Name = "DynamicAssembly";
      AssemblyBuilder myAssembly =
         currentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(myAssemblyName,AssemblyBuilderAccess.RunAndSave);
      // Create a dynamic module in Dynamic Assembly.
      ModuleBuilder myModuleBuilder=myAssembly.DefineDynamicModule("MyModule","MyModule.mod");
      // Define a public class named "MyClass" in the assembly.
      TypeBuilder myTypeBuilder= myModuleBuilder.DefineType("MyClass",TypeAttributes.Public);
      TypeBuilder myTypeBuilder2 = myModuleBuilder.DefineType("MyClass2",
         TypeAttributes.Public|TypeAttributes.BeforeFieldInit|TypeAttributes.SequentialLayout|TypeAttributes.AnsiClass|TypeAttributes.Sealed);
      FieldBuilder myFieldBuilder1= myTypeBuilder2.DefineField("myBytes1",
                                    typeof(byte),FieldAttributes.Public);
      FieldBuilder myFieldBuilder2= myTypeBuilder2.DefineField("myBytes2",
                                    typeof(byte),FieldAttributes.Public);
      FieldBuilder myFieldBuilder3= myTypeBuilder2.DefineField("myErrorCode",
                                    typeof(short),FieldAttributes.Public);
      FieldBuilder myFieldBuilder4= myTypeBuilder2.DefineField("myReserved1",
                                    typeof(short),FieldAttributes.Public);
      FieldBuilder myFieldBuilder5= myTypeBuilder2.DefineField("myReserved2",
                                    typeof(short),FieldAttributes.Public);
      FieldBuilder myFieldBuilder6= myTypeBuilder2.DefineField("myPathName",
                                    typeof(char[]),FieldAttributes.Public);
      myFieldBuilder6.SetMarshal(UnmanagedMarshal.DefineByValArray(128));
      myFieldBuilder6.SetOffset(4);
      Type myType1 = myTypeBuilder2.CreateType();
      // Create the PInvoke method for 'OpenFile' method of 'Kernel32.dll'.
      Type[] myParameters={ typeof(string), myType1 ,typeof(uint)};
      MethodBuilder myMethodBuilder= myTypeBuilder.DefinePInvokeMethod("OpenFile",
                                     "kernel32.dll",MethodAttributes.Public|MethodAttributes.Static|MethodAttributes.HideBySig,
                                       CallingConventions.Standard,typeof(IntPtr),
                                       myParameters,CallingConvention.Winapi,CharSet.None);
      Type myAttributeType = typeof(MethodImplAttribute);
      ConstructorInfo myConstructorInfo =
         myAttributeType.GetConstructor(new Type[1]{typeof(MethodImplOptions)});
      CustomAttributeBuilder myAttributeBuilder = new CustomAttributeBuilder(myConstructorInfo,
                                                   new object[1]{MethodImplOptions.PreserveSig});
      myMethodBuilder.SetCustomAttribute(myAttributeBuilder);
      ParameterBuilder myParameterBuilder2=myMethodBuilder.DefineParameter(2,
                                            ParameterAttributes.Out,"myClass2");
      Type myType=myTypeBuilder.CreateType();
      myAssembly.Save("EmittedAssembly.dll");
      return myType;
   }

   public static void Main()
   {
      try
      {
         Type myType = CreateType(Thread.GetDomain());
         Type myClass2 = myType.Module.GetType("MyClass2");
         object myParam2 = Activator.CreateInstance(myClass2);
         uint myUint=0x00000800;
         object[] myArgs= {"MyFile.Txt",myParam2,myUint};
         Object myObject  = myType.InvokeMember("OpenFile",BindingFlags.Public |
            BindingFlags.InvokeMethod | BindingFlags.Static,null,null,myArgs);
         Console.WriteLine("MyClass.OpenFile method returned: \"{0}\"", myObject);
      }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("Exception Caught "+e.Message);
      }
   }
}

Applies to