System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext 9.0.0

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dotnet add package System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext --version 9.0.0                
NuGet\Install-Package System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext -Version 9.0.0                
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext" Version="9.0.0" />                
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
paket add System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext --version 9.0.0                
#r "nuget: System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext, 9.0.0"                
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
// Install System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext&version=9.0.0

// Install System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext&version=9.0.0                

About

Provides read-only reflection on assemblies in an isolated context with support for assemblies that target different processor architectures and runtimes. Using MetadataLoadContext enables you to inspect assemblies without loading them into the main execution context. Assemblies in MetadataLoadContext are treated only as metadata, that is, you can read information about their members, but cannot execute any code contained in them.

How to Use

The following example shows how to print the list of types defined in an assembly.

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string inspectedAssembly = "Example.dll";
        var resolver = new PathAssemblyResolver(new string[] {inspectedAssembly, typeof(object).Assembly.Location});
        using var mlc = new MetadataLoadContext(resolver, typeof(object).Assembly.GetName().ToString());

        // Load assembly into MetadataLoadContext
        Assembly assembly = mlc.LoadFromAssemblyPath(inspectedAssembly);
        AssemblyName name = assembly.GetName();

        // Print types defined in assembly
        Console.WriteLine($"{name.Name} has following types: ");

        foreach (Type t in assembly.GetTypes())
        {
            Console.WriteLine(t.FullName);
        }
    }
}

Main Types

The main types provided by this library are:

  • System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext
  • System.Reflection.MetadataAssemblyResolver

Additional Documentation

Feedback & Contributing

System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.

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