OpCodes.Ldnull Field
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Pushes a null reference (type O) onto the evaluation stack.
Namespace: System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly Ldnull As OpCode
public static readonly OpCode Ldnull
Remarks
The following table lists the instruction's hexadecimal and Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) assembly format, along with a brief reference summary:
Format |
Assembly Format |
Description |
|---|---|---|
14 |
ldnull |
push a null reference onto the stack |
The stack transitional behavior, in sequential order, is:
- A null object reference is pushed onto the stack.
ldnull pushes a null reference (type O) on the stack. This is used to initialize locations before they are populated with data, or when they become deprecated.
ldnull provides a null reference that is size-independent.
The following Emit method overload can use the ldnull opcode:
- ILGenerator.Emit(OpCode)
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1
Platforms
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