Can't access CodeBase from a dynamically generated assembly.
- by Michael Meadows
I'm trying to create an assembly dynamically in .Net. I can't seem to figure out how to get the CodeBase property to return a value, however. Here's an example:
var assemblyName = new AssemblyName
{
Name = "Whatever",
CodeBase = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
};
var assemblyBuilder = AppDomain.CurrentDomain
.DefineDynamicAssembly(assemblyName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.RunAndSave);
var moduleBuilder = assemblyBuilder.DefineDynamicModule("WhateverModule", "Whatever.dll");
var typeBuilder = moduleBuilder.DefineType("WhateverType", TypeAttributes.Public);
var type = typeBuilder.CreateType();
assemblyBuilder.Save("Whatever.dll");
var codeBase = type.Assembly.CodeBase; // throws the below exception
System.NotSupportedException was unhandled
Message=The invoked member is not supported in a dynamic assembly.
Source=mscorlib
StackTrace:
at System.Reflection.Emit.InternalAssemblyBuilder.get_CodeBase()
at Stupid.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Users\Walking Disaster\Documents\Visual Studio 10\Projects\Lingual.Proxy\Stupid\Program.cs:line 25
at System.AppDomain._nExecuteAssembly(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String[] args)
at System.AppDomain.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFile, Evidence assemblySecurity, String[] args)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.HostProc.RunUsersAssembly()
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean ignoreSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?
