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1 //
2 // System.CodeDom.Compiler ICodeGenerator Interface
3 //
4 // Author:
5 // Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
6 // Daniel Stodden (stodden@in.tum.de)
7 //
8 // (C) 2001 Ximian, Inc.
9 //
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32 namespace System.CodeDom.Compiler
34 using System.CodeDom;
35 using System.IO;
37 public interface ICodeGenerator
40 // Methods
42 string CreateEscapedIdentifier( string value );
44 string CreateValidIdentifier( string value );
46 void GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit( CodeCompileUnit compileUnit,
47 TextWriter output,
48 CodeGeneratorOptions options );
50 void GenerateCodeFromExpression( CodeExpression expression,
51 TextWriter output,
52 CodeGeneratorOptions options );
54 void GenerateCodeFromNamespace( CodeNamespace ns,
55 TextWriter output,
56 CodeGeneratorOptions options );
58 void GenerateCodeFromStatement( CodeStatement statement,
59 TextWriter output,
60 CodeGeneratorOptions options );
62 void GenerateCodeFromType( CodeTypeDeclaration typeDeclaration,
63 TextWriter output,
64 CodeGeneratorOptions options );
66 string GetTypeOutput( CodeTypeReference type );
68 bool IsValidIdentifier( string value );
70 bool Supports( GeneratorSupport supports );
72 void ValidateIdentifier( string value );