Tables. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction to the Common Language Infrastructure. Components of the CLI.
The Common Type System.
The Common Language Specification.
Metadata.
Execution and Deployment Models.
Metadata and the File Format.
The Virtual Execution System.
The Standard Framework.
2. Partition I: Concepts and Architecture. Standard 1. Scope.
Standard 2. Conformance.
Standard 3. References.
Standard 4. Conventions.
Standard 5. Glossary.
Standard 6. Overview of the Common Language Infrastructure.
Standard 7. Common Language Specification (CLS).
Standard 8. Common Type System.
Standard 9. Metadata.
Standard 10. Name and Type Rules for the Common Language Specification.
Standard 11. Collected CLS Rules.
Standard 12. Virtual Execution System.
3. Partition IIA: Metadata Semantics. Standard 1. Scope.
Standard 2. Overview.
Standard 3. Validation and Verification.
Standard 4. Introductory Examples.
Standard 5. General Syntax.
Standard 6. Assemblies, Manifests, and Modules.
Standard 7. Types and Signatures.
Standard 8. Visibility, Accessibility, and Hiding.
Standard 9. Defining Types.
Standard 10. Semantics of Classes.
Standard 11. Semantics of Interfaces.
Standard 12. Semantics of Value Types.
Standard 13. Semantics of Special Types.
Standard 14. Defining, Referencing, and Calling Methods.
Standard 15. Defining and Referencing Fields.
Standard 16. Defining Properties.
Standard 17. Defining Events.
Standard 18. Exception Handling.
Standard 19. Declarative Security.
Standard 20. Custom Attributes.
4. Overview of File Format. What Is in Partition IIB (Chapter 5).
Overview of the PE File Format for CLI Files.
Overview of Metadata Physical Layout in PE Files.
Metadata Logical Layout (Sections 21 and 22).
Annotated Dump of a Tiny PE File.
MS-DOS Header.
PE File Header.
PE Section Headers.
Import Address Table.
CLI Header.
Method Header and CIL.
Metadata Root.
Metadata Stream Headers.
The #~ Stream.
String Heap.
Guid Heap.
Blob Heap.
Import Table.
Relocation Section.
5. Partition IIB: Metadata File Format. Standard 21. Metadata Logical Format: Tables.
Standard 22. Metadata Logical Format: Other Structures.
Standard 23. Metadata Physical Layout.
Standard 24. File Format Extensions to PE.
6. Partition III: CIL Instruction Set. Standard 1. Scope.
Standard 2. Prefixes to Instructions.
Standard 3. Base Instructions.
Standard 4. Object Model Instructions.
7. Partition IV: Profiles and Libraries. Standard 1. Overview.
Standard 2. Libraries and Profiles.
Standard 3. The Standard Profiles.
Standard 4. Kernel Profile Feature Requirements.
Standard 5. The Standard Libraries.
Standard 6. Implementation-Specific Modifications to the System Libraries.
Standard 7. Semantics of the XML Specification.
8. Partition V: Annexes. Annex A. Scope.
Annex B. Sample Programs.
Annex C. CIL Assembler Implementation.
Annex D. Class Library Design Guidelines.
Annex E. Portability Considerations.
Appendix: Microsoft Portable Executable and Object File Format Specification. 1. General Concepts.
2. Overview.
3. File Headers.
4. Section Table (Section Headers).
5. Other Contents of the File.
6. Special Sections.
7. Archive (Library) File Format.
8. Import Library Format.
Appendix: Example Object File. Appendix: Calculating Image Message Digests. Glossary. References. Index. 0321154932T10202003