Characteristics Enum

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.PortableExecutable

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

Package:

System.Reflection.Metadata v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Represents the Common Object File Format (COFF) file characteristics.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

public enum class Characteristics

[System.Flags]
public enum Characteristics

[<System.Flags>]
type Characteristics = 

Public Enum Characteristics

Inheritance

Object

ValueType

Enum

Characteristics

Attributes

FlagsAttribute

Fields

Name	Value	Description
RelocsStripped	1	Indicates that the image doesn't contain base relocations and must therefore be loaded at its preferred base address.
ExecutableImage	2	Indicates that the image file is valid and can be run.
LineNumsStripped	4	Indicates that COFF line numbers have been removed from the file. This flag is deprecated and should be zero.
LocalSymsStripped	8	Indicates that COFF symbol table entries for local symbols have been removed from the file. This flag is deprecated and should be zero.
AggressiveWSTrim	16	Indicates that the operating system should aggressively trim the working set for this file. This flag is deprecated and should be zero.
LargeAddressAware	32	Indicates that this executable file can handle memory addresses greater than 2 GB.
BytesReversedLo	128	Indicates that this file uses a little endian byte order. This flag is deprecated and should be zero.
Bit32Machine	256	Indicates that this file is for a 32-bit machine.
DebugStripped	512	Indicates that debugging information is removed from the image file.
RemovableRunFromSwap	1024	Indicates that the image should be fully loaded and copied into the swap file if it's located on a removable media.
NetRunFromSwap	2048	Indicates that the image should be fully loaded and copied into the swap file if it's located on a network media.
System	4096	Indicates that the image file is a system file, not a user program.
Dll	8192	Indicates that the image file is a dynamic-link library (DLL).
UpSystemOnly	16384	Indicates that the file should be run only on a uniprocessor machine.
BytesReversedHi	32768	Indicates that this file uses a big endian byte order. This flag is deprecated and should be zero.

Remarks

The COFF file characteristics indicate attributes of the object or image file. They are defined by the COFF specification. This enumeration is used by the Characteristics property.