2010-04-06 Jb Evain <jbevain@novell.com>
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2 // System.Reflection/MethodInfo.cs
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4 // Author:
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30 using System.Diagnostics;
31 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
32 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
34 namespace System.Reflection {
36 [ComVisible (true)]
37 [ComDefaultInterfaceAttribute (typeof (_MethodInfo))]
38 [Serializable]
39 [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
40 public abstract class MethodInfo: MethodBase, _MethodInfo {
42 public abstract MethodInfo GetBaseDefinition();
44 internal virtual MethodInfo GetBaseMethod ()
46 return this;
49 protected MethodInfo() {
53 public override MemberTypes MemberType { get {return MemberTypes.Method;} }
55 public virtual Type ReturnType {
56 get { return null; }
59 public abstract ICustomAttributeProvider ReturnTypeCustomAttributes { get; }
61 // FIXME: when this method is uncommented, corlib fails
62 // to build
64 [DebuggerStepThrough]
65 [DebuggerHidden]
66 public new object Invoke (object obj, object[] parameters)
68 return base.Invoke (obj, parameters);
72 void _MethodInfo.GetIDsOfNames ([In] ref Guid riid, IntPtr rgszNames, uint cNames, uint lcid, IntPtr rgDispId)
74 throw new NotImplementedException ();
77 void _MethodInfo.GetTypeInfo (uint iTInfo, uint lcid, IntPtr ppTInfo)
79 throw new NotImplementedException ();
82 void _MethodInfo.GetTypeInfoCount (out uint pcTInfo)
84 throw new NotImplementedException ();
87 void _MethodInfo.Invoke (uint dispIdMember, [In] ref Guid riid, uint lcid, short wFlags, IntPtr pDispParams, IntPtr pVarResult, IntPtr pExcepInfo, IntPtr puArgErr)
89 throw new NotImplementedException ();
92 [ComVisible (true)]
93 public virtual MethodInfo GetGenericMethodDefinition ()
95 throw new NotSupportedException ();
98 public virtual MethodInfo MakeGenericMethod (params Type [] typeArguments)
100 throw new NotSupportedException (this.GetType().ToString ());
103 // GetGenericArguments, IsGenericMethod, IsGenericMethodDefinition
104 // and ContainsGenericParameters are implemented in the derived classes.
105 [ComVisible (true)]
106 public override Type [] GetGenericArguments () {
107 return Type.EmptyTypes;
110 #if !NET_4_0 && !MOONLIGHT
111 public override bool IsGenericMethod {
112 get {
113 return false;
117 public override bool IsGenericMethodDefinition {
118 get {
119 return false;
123 public override bool ContainsGenericParameters {
124 get {
125 return false;
128 #endif
130 public virtual ParameterInfo ReturnParameter {
131 get {
132 throw new NotSupportedException ();
136 #if NET_4_0
137 public override bool Equals (object obj)
139 return obj == this;
142 public override int GetHashCode ()
144 return base.GetHashCode ();
147 public static bool operator == (MethodInfo left, MethodInfo right)
149 if ((object)left == (object)right)
150 return true;
151 if ((object)left == null ^ (object)right == null)
152 return false;
153 return left.Equals (right);
156 public static bool operator != (MethodInfo left, MethodInfo right)
158 if ((object)left == (object)right)
159 return false;
160 if ((object)left == null ^ (object)right == null)
161 return true;
162 return !left.Equals (right);
164 #endif