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Viewing (Partial) Metadata for the Car Type

Here is a partial dump of the Car type that illustrates the following:

• How fields are defined in terms of .NET metadata

• How methods are documented via .NET metadata

• How a single type property is mapped to two discrete member functions

TypeDef #3

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TypDefName: CarLibrary.Car

(02000004)

Flags     : [Public] [AutoLayout] [Class] [Abstract] [AnsiClass]  (00100081)

Extends   : 01000002 [TypeRef] System.Object

Field #1

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Field Name: petName (04000008)

Flags     : [Family]  (00000004)

CallCnvntn: [FIELD]

Field type:  String

...

Method #1

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MethodName: .ctor (06000001)

Flags     : [Public] [HideBySig] [ReuseSlot] [SpecialName]

[RTSpecialName] [.ctor]  (00001886)

RVA       : 0x00002050

ImplFlags : [IL] [Managed]  (00000000)

CallCnvntn: [DEFAULT]

hasThis

ReturnType: Void

No arguments.

...

Property #1

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Prop.Name : PetName (17000001)

Flags     : [none] (00000000)

CallCnvntn: [PROPERTY]

hasThis

ReturnType: String

No arguments.

DefltValue:

Setter    : (06000004) set_PetName

Getter    : (06000003) get_PetName

0 Others

...

First, note that the Car class metadata marks the type’s base class and includes various flags

that describe how this type was constructed (e.g., [public], [abstract], and whatnot). Methods

(such as our Car’s constructor) are described in regard to their parameters, return value, and name.

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