CompilerType Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Web.Compilation

Assembly:

System.Web.dll

Represents the compiler settings used within the ASP.NET build environment to generate and compile source code from a virtual path. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class CompilerType sealed

public sealed class CompilerType

type CompilerType = class

Public NotInheritable Class CompilerType

Inheritance

Object

CompilerType

Examples

The following code example illustrates a simple build provider implementation, inheriting from the abstract BuildProvider base class. The build provider overrides the CodeCompilerType, GetGeneratedType, and GenerateCode members of the base class.

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Compilation;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using System.CodeDom;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;

// Define a simple build provider implementation.
[PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Unrestricted = true)]
public class SampleBuildProvider : BuildProvider
{
    // Define an internal member for the compiler type.
    protected CompilerType _compilerType = null;

    public SampleBuildProvider()
    {
        // Set the compiler to use Visual Basic.
        _compilerType = GetDefaultCompilerTypeForLanguage("C#");
    }

    // Return the internal CompilerType member 
    // defined in this implementation.
    public override CompilerType CodeCompilerType
    {
        get { return _compilerType; }
    }

    // Define a method that returns details for the 
    // code compiler for this build provider.
    public string GetCompilerTypeDetails()
    {
        StringBuilder details = new StringBuilder("");

        if (_compilerType != null)
        {
            // Format a string that contains the code compiler
            // implementation, and various compiler details.

            details.AppendFormat("CodeDomProvider type: {0}; \n",
                _compilerType.CodeDomProviderType.ToString());
            details.AppendFormat("Compiler debug build = {0}; \n",
                _compilerType.CompilerParameters.IncludeDebugInformation.ToString());
            details.AppendFormat("Compiler warning level = {0}; \n",
                _compilerType.CompilerParameters.WarningLevel.ToString());

            if (_compilerType.CompilerParameters.CompilerOptions != null)
            {
                details.AppendFormat("Compiler options: {0}; \n",
                    _compilerType.CompilerParameters.CompilerOptions.ToString());
            }
        }
        return details.ToString();
    }

    // Define the build provider implementation of the GenerateCode method.
    public override void GenerateCode(AssemblyBuilder assemBuilder)
    {
        // Generate a code compile unit, and add it to
        // the assembly builder.

        TextWriter tw = assemBuilder.CreateCodeFile(this);
        if (tw != null)
        {
            try
            {
                // Generate the code compile unit from the virtual path.
                CodeCompileUnit compileUnit = SampleClassGenerator.BuildCompileUnitFromPath(VirtualPath);

                // Generate the source for the code compile unit, 
                // and write it to a file specified by the assembly builder.
                CodeDomProvider provider = assemBuilder.CodeDomProvider;
                provider.CreateGenerator().GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(compileUnit, tw, null);
            }
            finally
            {
                tw.Close();
            }
        }
    }

    public override System.Type GetGeneratedType(CompilerResults results)
    {
        string typeName = SampleClassGenerator.TypeName;

        return results.CompiledAssembly.GetType(typeName);
    }
}

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.Compilation
Imports System.CodeDom.Compiler
Imports System.CodeDom
Imports System.Security
Imports System.Security.Permissions

<PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Unrestricted := true)> _
Public Class SampleBuildProvider
    Inherits BuildProvider

    Protected _compilerType As CompilerType = Nothing

    Public Sub New()
        _compilerType = GetDefaultCompilerType()
    End Sub

    ' Return the internal CompilerType member 
    ' defined in this implementation.
    Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CodeCompilerType() As CompilerType
        Get
            CodeCompilerType = _compilerType
        End Get
    End Property

    ' Define a method that returns details for the 
    ' code compiler for this build provider.
    Public Function GetCompilerTypeDetails() As String
        Dim details As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder("")

        If Not _compilerType Is Nothing Then
            ' Format a string that contains the code compiler
            ' implementation, and various compiler details.

            details.AppendFormat("CodeDomProvider type: {0}; ", _
                _compilerType.CodeDomProviderType.ToString())
            details.AppendFormat("Compiler debug build = {0}; ", _
                _compilerType.CompilerParameters.IncludeDebugInformation.ToString())
            details.AppendFormat("Compiler warning level = {0}; ", _
                _compilerType.CompilerParameters.WarningLevel.ToString())

            If Not _compilerType.CompilerParameters.CompilerOptions Is Nothing Then
                details.AppendFormat("Compiler options: {0}; ", _
                    _compilerType.CompilerParameters.CompilerOptions.ToString())
            End If
        End If
        Return details.ToString()
    End Function

    ' Define the build provider implementation of the GenerateCode method.
    Public Overrides Sub GenerateCode(ByVal assemBuilder As AssemblyBuilder)
        ' Generate a code compile unit, and add it to
        ' the assembly builder.

        Dim tw As TextWriter = assemBuilder.CreateCodeFile(Me)
        If Not tw Is Nothing Then
            Try
                ' Generate the code compile unit from the virtual path.
                Dim compileUnit As CodeCompileUnit = _
                        SampleClassGenerator.BuildCompileUnitFromPath(VirtualPath)

                ' Generate the source for the code compile unit, 
                ' and write it to a file specified by the assembly builder.
                Dim provider As CodeDomProvider = assemBuilder.CodeDomProvider
                provider.CreateGenerator().GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(compileUnit, tw, Nothing)
            Finally
                tw.Close()
            End Try

        End If
    End Sub

    Public Overrides Function GetGeneratedType(ByVal results As CompilerResults) As System.Type
        Dim typeName As String = SampleClassGenerator.TypeName

        Return results.CompiledAssembly.GetType(typeName)
    End Function

End Class

Remarks

Use the CodeCompilerType property of a BuildProvider implementation to examine the settings used to generate and compile source code from a virtual path for that build provider.

The ASP.NET build environment uses BuildProvider objects to generate source code for custom file types within the project. Classes derived from BuildProvider provide build details for source files, Web pages, resources, and other custom items. When the build provider requires a specific programming language, it overrides the CodeCompilerType property and calls the GetDefaultCompilerType method to return a CompilerType object for the supported programming language.

To set the CompilerType object within a build provider implementation, use the GetDefaultCompilerType method or the GetDefaultCompilerTypeForLanguage method.

The CodeDomProviderType property specifies the CodeDomProvider implementation used to generate and compile source code for a build provider. The CompilerParameters property defines the settings used to compile the source code into an assembly.

Properties

CodeDomProviderType	Gets a Type for the configured CodeDomProvider implementation.
CompilerParameters	Gets the settings and options used to compile source code into an assembly.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object represents the same code provider and compiler settings as the current instance of CompilerType.
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• CompilerParameters
• CodeDomProvider
• BuildProvider