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## About | ||
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<!-- A description of the package and where one can find more documentation --> | ||
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Provides functionality for dynamically generating and compiling source code using the Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM). | ||
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It allows developers to represent code in a language-agnostic format and then generate code in multiple languages, such as C# and VB.NET. | ||
The primary use cases include creating dynamic code generation tools, runtime code generation, and facilitating code analysis or transformation. | ||
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For a new modern development consider using the [.NET Compiler Platform SDK](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/roslyn-sdk/), in particular [Roslyn source generators](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/roslyn-sdk/source-generators-overview#get-started-with-source-generators). | ||
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## Key Features | ||
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<!-- The key features of this package --> | ||
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* Write code using a common object model that can be translated into multiple programming languages. | ||
* Generate and compile code at runtime based on the CodeDOM. | ||
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## How to Use | ||
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<!-- A compelling example on how to use this package with code, as well as any specific guidelines for when to use the package --> | ||
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Generating and compiling C# code: | ||
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```csharp | ||
using System.CodeDom; | ||
using System.CodeDom.Compiler; | ||
using Microsoft.CSharp; | ||
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// Create a new CodeCompileUnit to hold the code | ||
var compileUnit = new CodeCompileUnit(); | ||
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// Create a namespace | ||
var codeNamespace = new CodeNamespace("MyNamespace"); | ||
compileUnit.Namespaces.Add(codeNamespace); | ||
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// Create a class | ||
var classDeclaration = new CodeTypeDeclaration("MyClass") | ||
{ | ||
IsClass = true | ||
}; | ||
codeNamespace.Types.Add(classDeclaration); | ||
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// Add a simple method to the class | ||
var method = new CodeMemberMethod | ||
{ | ||
Name = "HelloWorld", | ||
ReturnType = new CodeTypeReference(typeof(void)), | ||
}; | ||
classDeclaration.Members.Add(method); | ||
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var methodInvocation = new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(new CodeTypeReferenceExpression("Console"), | ||
"WriteLine", | ||
new CodePrimitiveExpression("Hello, World!")); | ||
method.Statements.Add(methodInvocation); | ||
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// Generate C# code from the CodeDOM structure | ||
CodeDomProvider provider = new CSharpCodeProvider(); | ||
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using (var writer = new StringWriter()) | ||
{ | ||
var codeGenereationOptions = new CodeGeneratorOptions() | ||
{ | ||
BlankLinesBetweenMembers = false, | ||
IndentString = " ", | ||
}; | ||
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provider.GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(compileUnit, writer, codeGenereationOptions); | ||
Console.WriteLine(writer.GetStringBuilder().ToString()); | ||
} | ||
``` | ||
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This example generates: | ||
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```csharp | ||
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
// <auto-generated> | ||
// This code was generated by a tool. | ||
// | ||
// Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if | ||
// the code is regenerated. | ||
// </auto-generated> | ||
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
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namespace MyNamespace { | ||
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public class MyClass { | ||
private void HelloWorld() { | ||
Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!"); | ||
} | ||
} | ||
} | ||
``` | ||
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## Main Types | ||
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<!-- The main types provided in this library --> | ||
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The main types provided by this library are: | ||
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* `System.CodeDom.CodeObject` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeCompileUnit` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeNamespace` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeTypeDeclaration` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeMemberMethod` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeTypeReference` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeMethodInvokeExpression` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodeTypeReferenceExpression` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.CodePrimitiveExpression` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider` | ||
* `System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeGeneratorOptions` | ||
* `Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider` | ||
* `Microsoft.VisualBasic.VBCodeProvider` | ||
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## Additional Documentation | ||
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<!-- Links to further documentation. Remove conceptual documentation if not available for the library. --> | ||
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* [API documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.codedom) | ||
* [Compile and generate dynamic source code](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/reflection-and-codedom/dynamic-source-code-generation-and-compilation) | ||
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## Feedback & Contributing | ||
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<!-- How to provide feedback on this package and contribute to it --> | ||
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System.CodeDom is released as open source under the [MIT license](https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT). | ||
Bug reports and contributions are welcome at [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime). |
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