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NET Framework Class Library

TypeLibConverter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly Method
Converts a COM type library to an assembly.
Overload List
Converts a COM type library to an assembly.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Overridable Function ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(Object, String, Integer, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, Byte(), StrongNameKeyPair,
Boolean) As AssemblyBuilder Implements ITypeLibConverter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330536(VS.71).aspx ]
[C#] public virtual AssemblyBuilder ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(object, string, int, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, byte[], StrongNameKeyPair, bool);
[ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330536(VS.71).aspx ]
[C++] public: virtual AssemblyBuilder* ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(Object*, String*, int, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink*, unsigned char __gc[], StrongNameKeyPair*,
bool); [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330536(VS.71).aspx ]
[JScript] public function ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(Object, String, int, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, Byte[], StrongNameKeyPair, Boolean) : AssemblyBuilder;
[ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330536(VS.71).aspx ]
Converts a COM type library to an assembly.
[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Overridable Function ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(Object, String, TypeLibImporterFlags, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, Byte(),
StrongNameKeyPair, String, Version) As AssemblyBuilder Implements ITypeLibConverter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/aa330537(VS.71).aspx ]
[C#] public virtual AssemblyBuilder ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(object, string, TypeLibImporterFlags, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, byte[], StrongNameKeyPair, string,
Version); [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330537(VS.71).aspx ]
[C++] public: virtual AssemblyBuilder* ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(Object*, String*, TypeLibImporterFlags, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink*, unsigned char __gc[],
StrongNameKeyPair*, String*, Version*); [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330537(VS.71).aspx ]
[JScript] public function ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(Object, String, TypeLibImporterFlags, ITypeLibImporterNotifySink, Byte[], StrongNameKeyPair, String, Version) :
AssemblyBuilder; [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa330537(VS.71).aspx ]
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] Note This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of ConvertTypeLibToAssembly. For other examples that might be
available, see the individual overload topics.
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[Visual Basic] Copy Code

Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class App
Private Enum RegKind
RegKind_Default = 0
RegKind_Register = 1
RegKind_None = 2
End Enum 'RegKind

<DllImport("oleaut32.dll", CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, PreserveSig:=False)> _
Private Shared Sub LoadTypeLibEx(ByVal strTypeLibName As [String], ByVal regKind As RegKind, <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)> ByRef typeLib As [Object])
End Sub

Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim typeLib As [Object]
LoadTypeLibEx("SHDocVw.dll", RegKind.RegKind_None, typeLib)

If typeLib Is Nothing Then
Console.WriteLine("LoadTypeLibEx failed.")
Return
End If

Dim converter As New TypeLibConverter()
Dim eventHandler As New ConversionEventHandler()
Dim asm As AssemblyBuilder = converter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(typeLib, "ExplorerLib.dll", 0, eventHandler, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)
asm.Save("ExplorerLib.dll")
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'App
_

Public Class ConversionEventHandler
Implements ITypeLibImporterNotifySink

Public Sub ReportEvent(ByVal eventKind As ImporterEventKind, ByVal eventCode As Integer, ByVal eventMsg As String) Implements ITypeLibImporterNotifySink.ReportEvent
' handle warning event here...
End Sub 'ReportEvent

Public Function ResolveRef(ByVal typeLib As Object) As [Assembly] Implements ITypeLibImporterNotifySink.ResolveRef
' resolve reference here and return a correct assembly...
Return Nothing
End Function 'ResolveRef
End Class 'ConversionEventHandler

[C#]
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;


public class App
{
private enum RegKind
{
RegKind_Default = 0,
RegKind_Register = 1,
RegKind_None = 2
}

[ DllImport( "oleaut32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, PreserveSig = false )]
private static extern void LoadTypeLibEx( String strTypeLibName, RegKind regKind,
[ MarshalAs( UnmanagedType.Interface )] out Object typeLib );

public static void Main()
{
Object typeLib;
LoadTypeLibEx( "SHDocVw.dll", RegKind.RegKind_None, out typeLib );

if( typeLib == null )
{
Console.WriteLine( "LoadTypeLibEx failed." );
return;
}

TypeLibConverter converter = new TypeLibConverter();
ConversionEventHandler eventHandler = new ConversionEventHandler();
AssemblyBuilder asm = converter.ConvertTypeLibToAssembly( typeLib, "ExplorerLib.dll", 0, eventHandler, null, null, null, null );
asm.Save( "ExplorerLib.dll" );
}
}

public class ConversionEventHandler : ITypeLibImporterNotifySink
{
public void ReportEvent( ImporterEventKind eventKind, int eventCode, string eventMsg )
{
// handle warning event here...
}

public Assembly ResolveRef( object typeLib )
{
// resolve reference here and return a correct assembly...
return null;
}
}

[C++]
#using <mscorlib.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;

typedef enum tagREGKIND
{
REGKIND_DEFAULT,
REGKIND_REGISTER,
REGKIND_NONE
} REGKIND;

__gc class ConversionEventHandler : public ITypeLibImporterNotifySink {
public:
void ReportEvent(ImporterEventKind eventKind, int eventCode, String* eventMsg) {
// handle warning event here...
}

Assembly* ResolveRef(Object* typeLib) {
// resolve reference here and return a correct assembly...
return 0;
}
};

[ DllImport(S"oleaut32.dll", CharSet = CharSet::Unicode, PreserveSig = false)]
extern void LoadTypeLibEx(String *strTypeLibName,
REGKIND regkind,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType::Interface)] [out] Object ** typeLib);

int main() {

Object* typeLib = new Object();

LoadTypeLibEx(S"SHDocVw.dll", REGKIND_NONE, & typeLib);

if (typeLib == 0) {
Console::WriteLine(S"LoadTypeLibEx failed.");
return 0;
}

TypeLibConverter* converter = new TypeLibConverter();
ConversionEventHandler* eventHandler = new ConversionEventHandler();
AssemblyBuilder* asmb =
converter->ConvertTypeLibToAssembly(
typeLib,
S"ExplorerLib.dll",
(System::Runtime::InteropServices::TypeLibImporterFlags)0,
eventHandler, 0, 0, 0, 0);
asmb->Save(S"ExplorerLib.dll");
}
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See Also
TypeLibConverter Class [ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.runtime.interopservices.typelibconverter(VS.71).aspx ] | TypeLibConverter Members
[ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.runtime.interopservices.typelibconverter_members(VS.71).aspx ] | System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace
[ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.runtime.interopservices(VS.71).aspx ]