System.CodeDom Namespace

The System.CodeDom namespace contains classes that can be used to represent the elements and structure of a source code document. The classes in this namespace can be used to model the structure of a source code document that can be output as source code in a supported language using the functionality provided by the System.CodeDom.Compiler namespace.

Remarks

For more information about using the CodeDOM to represent and generate source code, see Dynamic Source Code Generation and Compilation.

For a table that lists the CodeDOM elements by type and function, see the CodeDOM Quick Reference.

Classes

TypeReason
CodeArgumentReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to the value of an argument passed to a method.

CodeArrayCreateExpression

Represents an expression that creates an array.

CodeArrayIndexerExpression

Represents a reference to an index of an array.

CodeAssignStatement

Represents a simple assignment statement.

CodeAttachEventStatement

Represents a statement that attaches an event-handler delegate to an event.

CodeAttributeArgument

Represents an argument used in a metadata attribute declaration.

CodeAttributeArgumentCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeAttributeArgument objects.

CodeAttributeDeclaration

Represents an attribute declaration.

CodeAttributeDeclarationCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeAttributeDeclaration objects.

CodeBaseReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to the base class.

CodeBinaryOperatorExpression

Represents an expression that consists of a binary operation between two expressions.

CodeBinaryOperatorType

Defines identifiers for supported binary operators.

CodeCastExpression

Represents an expression cast to a data type or interface.

CodeCatchClause

Represents a catch exception block of a try/catch statement.

CodeCatchClauseCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeCatchClause objects.

CodeChecksumPragma

Represents a code checksum pragma code entity.

CodeComment

Represents a comment.

CodeCommentStatement

Represents a statement consisting of a single comment.

CodeCommentStatementCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeCommentStatement objects.

CodeCompileUnit

Provides a container for a CodeDOM program graph.

CodeConditionStatement

Represents a conditional branch statement, typically represented as an if statement.

CodeConstructor

Represents a declaration for an instance constructor of a type.

CodeDefaultValueExpression

Represents a reference to a default value.

CodeDelegateCreateExpression

Represents an expression that creates a delegate.

CodeDelegateInvokeExpression

Represents an expression that raises an event.

CodeDirectionExpression

Represents an expression used as a method invoke parameter along with a reference direction indicator.

CodeDirective

Serves as the base class for code directive classes.

CodeDirectiveCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeDirective objects.

CodeEntryPointMethod

Represents the entry point method of an executable.

CodeEventReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to an event.

CodeExpression

Represents a code expression. This is a base class for other code expression objects that is never instantiated.

CodeExpressionCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeExpression objects.

CodeExpressionStatement

Represents a statement that consists of a single expression.

CodeFieldReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to a field.

CodeGotoStatement

Represents a goto statement.

CodeIndexerExpression

Represents a reference to an indexer property of an object.

CodeIterationStatement

Represents a for statement, or a loop through a block of statements, using a test expression as a condition for continuing to loop.

CodeLabeledStatement

Represents a labeled statement or a stand-alone label.

CodeLinePragma

Represents a specific location within a specific file.

CodeMemberEvent

Represents a declaration for an event of a type.

CodeMemberField

Represents a declaration for a field of a type.

CodeMemberMethod

Represents a declaration for a method of a type.

CodeMemberProperty

Represents a declaration for a property of a type.

CodeMethodInvokeExpression

Represents an expression that invokes a method.

CodeMethodReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to a method.

CodeMethodReturnStatement

Represents a return value statement.

CodeNamespace

Represents a namespace declaration.

CodeNamespaceCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeNamespace objects.

CodeNamespaceImport

Represents a namespace import directive that indicates a namespace to use.

CodeNamespaceImportCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeNamespaceImport objects.

CodeObject

Provides a common base class for most Code Document Object Model (CodeDOM) objects.

CodeObjectCreateExpression

Represents an expression that creates a new instance of a type.

CodeParameterDeclarationExpression

Represents a parameter declaration for a method, property, or constructor.

CodeParameterDeclarationExpressionCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeParameterDeclarationExpression objects.

CodePrimitiveExpression

Represents a primitive data type value.

CodePropertyReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to the value of a property.

CodePropertySetValueReferenceExpression

Represents the value argument of a property set method call within a property set method.

CodeRegionDirective

Specifies the name and mode for a code region.

CodeRegionMode

Specifies the start or end of a code region.

CodeRemoveEventStatement

Represents a statement that removes an event handler.

CodeSnippetCompileUnit

Represents a literal code fragment that can be compiled.

CodeSnippetExpression

Represents a literal expression.

CodeSnippetStatement

Represents a statement using a literal code fragment.

CodeSnippetTypeMember

Represents a member of a type using a literal code fragment.

CodeStatement

Represents the abstract base class from which all code statements derive.

CodeStatementCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeStatement objects.

CodeThisReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to the current local class instance.

CodeThrowExceptionStatement

Represents a statement that throws an exception.

CodeTryCatchFinallyStatement

Represents a try block with any number of catch clauses and, optionally, a finally block.

CodeTypeConstructor

Represents a static constructor for a class.

CodeTypeDeclaration

Represents a type declaration for a class, structure, interface, or enumeration.

CodeTypeDeclarationCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeTypeDeclaration objects.

CodeTypeDelegate

Represents a delegate declaration.

CodeTypeMember

Provides a base class for a member of a type. Type members include fields, methods, properties, constructors and nested types.

CodeTypeMemberCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeTypeMember objects.

CodeTypeOfExpression

Represents a typeof expression, an expression that returns a Type for a specified type name.

CodeTypeParameter

Represents a type parameter of a generic type or method.

CodeTypeParameterCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeTypeParameter objects.

CodeTypeReference

Represents a reference to a type.

CodeTypeReferenceCollection

Represents a collection of System.CodeDom.CodeTypeReference objects.

CodeTypeReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to a data type.

CodeTypeReferenceOptions

Specifies how the code type reference is to be resolved.

CodeVariableDeclarationStatement

Represents a variable declaration.

CodeVariableReferenceExpression

Represents a reference to a local variable.

FieldDirection

Defines identifiers used to indicate the direction of parameter and argument declarations.

MemberAttributes

Defines member attribute identifiers for class members.