System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute Class

Summary

Specifies the name of a file containing the key pair used to generate a shared name.

C# Syntax:

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly)] public sealed class AssemblyKeyFileAttribute : Attribute

When building a strong-named assembly, the author must supply either this attribute or System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyNameAttribute (not supported on the shared source CLI) . If AssemblyDelaySignAttribute has also been specified, it is likely that this file will only contain the public key.

An example of the syntax is [assembly:AssemblyKeyFileAttribute("myKey.snk")] .

Since the path and file name persist, ensure that the string you use with AssemblyKeyFileAttribute does not contain sensitive information.

The classes in System.Runtime.CompilerServices are intended for use by compilers only. Do not use them unless you are building a compiler.

For more detail, see the specifications for the common language runtime architecture, metadata, Microsoft intermediate language instruction set, file format, and Microsoft intermediate language assembly reference in the "Tool Developers Guide" folder of the SDK.

System.Reflection Namespace See also:
MSDN: metadataselfdescribingcomponents | MSDN: microsoftintermediatelanguagemsil | MSDN: metadataoverview

System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute Member List:

Public Constructors

ctor #1

Initializes a new instance of the AssemblyKeyFileAttribute class with the name of the file containing the key pair to generate a strong name for the assembly being attributed.

Public Properties

KeyFile	Read-only Gets the name of the file containing the key pair used to generate a strong name for the attributed assembly.
TypeId (inherited from System.Attribute)	Read-only See base class member description: System.Attribute.TypeId When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.

Public Methods

Equals (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Equals Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
GetHashCode (inherited from System.Attribute)	See base class member description: System.Attribute.GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance.
GetType (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.GetType Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
IsDefaultAttribute (inherited from System.Attribute)	See base class member description: System.Attribute.IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, returns an indication whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.
Match (inherited from System.Attribute)	See base class member description: System.Attribute.Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value indicating whether this instance equals a specified object.
ToString (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.ToString Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Protected Methods

Finalize (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from System.Object)	See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone Derived from System.Object, the primary base class for all objects.

Hierarchy:

• System.Object
• System.Attribute
• System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute

System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute Member Details

Summary

Initializes a new instance of the AssemblyKeyFileAttribute class with the name of the file containing the key pair to generate a strong name for the assembly being attributed.

C# Syntax:

public AssemblyKeyFileAttribute(    string keyFile );

keyFile

The name of the file containing the key pair.

Since the path and file name persist, ensure that the string you use with AssemblyKeyFileAttribute does not contain sensitive information.

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Summary

Gets the name of the file containing the key pair used to generate a strong name for the attributed assembly.

C# Syntax:

public string KeyFile {get;}

Since the path and file name persist, ensure that the string you use with AssemblyKeyFileAttribute does not contain sensitive information.

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Attribute.TypeId

Summary

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.

C# Syntax:

public virtual object TypeId {get;}

As implemented, this identifier is merely the Type of the attribute. However, it is intended that the unique identifier be used to identify two attributes of the same type.

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Equals

C# Syntax:

public virtual bool Equals(    object obj );

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.Finalize

C# Syntax:

~AssemblyKeyFileAttribute();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Attribute.GetHashCode

Summary

Returns the hash code for this instance.

C# Syntax:

public override int GetHashCode();

Return Value:

A 32-bit signed integer hash code.

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.GetType

C# Syntax:

public Type GetType();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Attribute.IsDefaultAttribute

Summary

When overridden in a derived class, returns an indication whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.

C# Syntax:

public virtual bool IsDefaultAttribute();

Return Value:

true if this instance is the default attribute for the class; otherwise, false.

The default implementation of this class returns false, and must be implemented in the derived class to be useful to that class.

The implementation of this method in a derived class compares the value of this instance to a standard, default value obtained by some means, then returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the value of this instance is equal to the standard. The standard value is typically coded as a constant in the implementation, or stored programmatically in a field used by the implementation.

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Attribute.Match

Summary

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value indicating whether this instance equals a specified object.

C# Syntax:

public virtual bool Match(    object obj );

obj

An Object to compare with this instance of Attribute.

Return Value:

true if this instance equals obj; otherwise, false.

This method determines if one Attribute equals another. Its default implementation is the same as Attribute.Equals, which performs a value and reference comparison. Override this method to implement support for attribute values, such as flags or bitfields, that consist of components that are meaningful in themselves. For example, consider an attribute whose value is a binary field divided into a bitfield of flags. Two instances of this attribute have one flag in set in common while all the other flags differ. The Equal method cannot determine that the two instances have the same flag set, but the Match method can.

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.MemberwiseClone

C# Syntax:

protected object MemberwiseClone();

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Inherited
See base class member description: System.Object.ToString

C# Syntax:

public virtual string ToString();

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