CallingConventions Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Defines the valid calling conventions for a method.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

public enum class CallingConventions

[System.Flags]
public enum CallingConventions

[<System.Flags>]
type CallingConventions = 

Public Enum CallingConventions

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

CallingConventions

Attributes

FlagsAttribute

Fields

Name	Value	Description
Standard	1	Specifies the default calling convention as determined by the common language runtime. Use this calling convention for static methods. For instance or virtual methods use HasThis.
VarArgs	2	Specifies the calling convention for methods with variable arguments.
Any	3	Specifies that either the Standard or the VarArgs calling convention may be used.
HasThis	32	Specifies an instance or virtual method (not a static method). At run-time, the called method is passed a pointer to the target object as its first argument (the this pointer). The signature stored in metadata does not include the type of this first argument, because the method is known and its owner class can be discovered from metadata.
ExplicitThis	64	Specifies that the signature is a function-pointer signature, representing a call to an instance or virtual method (not a static method). If ExplicitThis is set, HasThis must also be set. The first argument passed to the called method is still a this pointer, but the type of the first argument is now unknown. Therefore, a token that describes the type (or class) of the this pointer is explicitly stored into its metadata signature.

Examples

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Security;
public ref class MyClass1
{
public:
   MyClass1( int i ){}

};

int main()
{
   try
   {
      Type^ myType = MyClass1::typeid;
      array<Type^>^types = gcnew array<Type^>(1);
      types[ 0 ] = int::typeid;
      
      // Get the public instance constructor that takes an integer parameter.
      ConstructorInfo^ constructorInfoObj = myType->GetConstructor( static_cast<BindingFlags>(BindingFlags::Instance | BindingFlags::Public), nullptr, CallingConventions::HasThis, types, nullptr );
      if ( constructorInfoObj != nullptr )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "The constructor of MyClass1 that is a public instance method and takes an integer as a parameter is: " );
         Console::WriteLine( constructorInfoObj );
      }
      else
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "The constructor of MyClass1 that is a public instance method and takes an integer as a parameter is not available." );
      }
   }
   catch ( ArgumentNullException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "ArgumentNullException: {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( ArgumentException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "ArgumentException: {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( SecurityException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "SecurityException: {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
   }
}

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security;

public class MyClass3
{
    public MyClass3(int i) { }
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            Type myType = typeof(MyClass3);
            Type[] types = new Type[1];
            types[0] = typeof(int);
            // Get the public instance constructor that takes an integer parameter.
            ConstructorInfo constructorInfoObj = myType.GetConstructor(
                BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public, null,
                CallingConventions.HasThis, types, null);
            if (constructorInfoObj != null)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The constructor of MyClass3 that is a public " +
                    "instance method and takes an integer as a parameter is: ");
                Console.WriteLine(constructorInfoObj.ToString());
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The constructor of MyClass3 that is a public instance " +
                    "method and takes an integer as a parameter is not available.");
            }
        }
        catch (ArgumentNullException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException: " + e.Message);
        }
        catch (ArgumentException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("ArgumentException: " + e.Message);
        }
        catch (SecurityException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("SecurityException: " + e.Message);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
        }
    }
}

Public Class MyClass1
    Public Sub New(ByVal i As Integer)
    End Sub
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
            Dim types(0) As Type
            types(0) = GetType(Integer)
            ' Get the public instance constructor that takes an integer parameter.
            Dim constructorInfoObj As ConstructorInfo = _
                        myType.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Instance Or _
                        BindingFlags.Public, Nothing, _
                        CallingConventions.HasThis, types, Nothing)
            If Not (constructorInfoObj Is Nothing) Then
                Console.WriteLine("The constructor of MyClass1 that " + _
                                  "is a public instance method and takes an " + _
                                  "integer as a parameter is: ")
                Console.WriteLine(constructorInfoObj.ToString())
            Else
                Console.WriteLine("The constructor MyClass1 that " + _
                                  "is a public instance method and takes an " + _
                                  "integer as a parameter is not available.")
            End If
        Catch e As ArgumentNullException
            Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException: " + e.Message)
        Catch e As ArgumentException
            Console.WriteLine("ArgumentException: " + e.Message)
        Catch e As SecurityException
            Console.WriteLine("SecurityException: " + e.Message)
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The native calling convention is the set of rules governing the order and layout of arguments passed to compiled methods. It also governs how to pass the return value, what registers to use for arguments, and whether the called or the calling method removes arguments from the stack.