CSharpEditor.CachedMetadataReference Class Reference

This class represents a cached MetadataReference. When an instance of this class is created using the CreateFromFile(string, string) method, we check whether a CachedMetadataReference to the same file has already been created and, in that case, return a reference to that object, rathern than creating a new one. More...

Public Member Functions
	CachedMetadataReference (MetadataReference reference)
	Creates a new CachedMetadataReference wrapping the specified reference . More...

Static Public Member Functions
static CachedMetadataReference	CreateFromFile (string path, string xmlDocumentationPath=null)
	Creates a new CachedMetadataReference from an assembly file (optionally including the XML documentation). More...
static implicit	operator MetadataReference (CachedMetadataReference reference)
	Converts a CachedMetadataReference into a MetadataReference. More...

Detailed Description

This class represents a cached MetadataReference. When an instance of this class is created using the CreateFromFile(string, string) method, we check whether a CachedMetadataReference to the same file has already been created and, in that case, return a reference to that object, rathern than creating a new one.

Definition at line 28 of file CachedMetadataReference.cs.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CachedMetadataReference()

CSharpEditor.CachedMetadataReference.CachedMetadataReference

(

MetadataReference

reference

)

Creates a new CachedMetadataReference wrapping the specified reference .

Parameters

reference

The MetadataReference wrap in a new CachedMetadataReference.

Definition at line 38 of file CachedMetadataReference.cs.

Member Function Documentation

CreateFromFile()

static CachedMetadataReference CSharpEditor.CachedMetadataReference.CreateFromFile ( string  path, string  xmlDocumentationPath = null  )

static

Creates a new CachedMetadataReference from an assembly file (optionally including the XML documentation).

Parameters

path	The path to the assembly file.
xmlDocumentationPath	The path to the XML documentation file for the assembly.

Returns

If a CachedMetadataReference has already been created from the same assembly file and the same XML documentation, a reference to the previously created object. Otherwise, a new CachedMetadataReference wrapping a MetadataReference created from the specified assembly file.

Definition at line 52 of file CachedMetadataReference.cs.

operator MetadataReference()

static implicit CSharpEditor.CachedMetadataReference.operator MetadataReference ( CachedMetadataReference  reference )

static

Converts a CachedMetadataReference into a MetadataReference.

Parameters

reference

The CachedMetadataReference to convert.

Definition at line 73 of file CachedMetadataReference.cs.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• CSharpEditor/CachedMetadataReference.cs