Represents the entry point method of an executable.

For a list of all members of this type, see CodeEntryPointMethod Members.

System.Object
   System.CodeDom.CodeObject
      System.CodeDom.CodeTypeMember
         System.CodeDom.CodeMemberMethod
            System.CodeDom.CodeEntryPointMethod

[Visual Basic]
<Serializable>
<ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)>
<ComVisible(True)>
Public Class CodeEntryPointMethod
   Inherits CodeMemberMethod
[C#]
[Serializable]
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
[ComVisible(true)]
public class CodeEntryPointMethod : CodeMemberMethod
[C++]
[Serializable]
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)]
[ComVisible(true)]
public __gc class CodeEntryPointMethod : public CodeMemberMethod
[JScript]
public
   Serializable
   ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)
   ComVisible(true)
class CodeEntryPointMethod extends CodeMemberMethod

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Remarks

A CodeEntryPointMethod is a CodeMemberMethod that represents the entry point method of an executable.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] This example demonstrates using a CodeEntryPointMethod to indicate the method to start program execution at.

[Visual Basic] 
' Builds a Hello World Program Graph using System.CodeDom objects
Public Shared Function BuildHelloWorldGraph() As CodeCompileUnit
   ' Create a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph
   Dim CompileUnit As New CodeCompileUnit()
   
   ' Declare a new namespace object and name it
   Dim Samples As New CodeNamespace("Samples")
   ' Add the namespace object to the compile unit
   CompileUnit.Namespaces.Add(Samples)
   
   ' Add a new namespace import for the System namespace
   Samples.Imports.Add(New CodeNamespaceImport("System"))
   
   ' Declare a new type object and name it
   Dim Class1 As New CodeTypeDeclaration("Class1")
   ' Add the new type to the namespace object's type collection
   Samples.Types.Add(Class1)
   
   ' Declare a new code entry point method
   Dim Start As New CodeEntryPointMethod()
   ' Create a new method invoke expression
   Dim cs1 As New CodeMethodInvokeExpression(New CodeTypeReferenceExpression("System.Console"), "WriteLine", New CodePrimitiveExpression("Hello World!"))
   ' Call the System.Console.WriteLine method
   ' Pass a primitive string parameter to the WriteLine method
   ' Add the new method code statement
   Start.Statements.Add(New CodeExpressionStatement(cs1))
   
   ' Add the code entry point method to the type's members collection
   Class1.Members.Add(Start)
   
   Return CompileUnit

End Function 'BuildHelloWorldGraph         

[C#] 
// Builds a Hello World Program Graph using System.CodeDom objects
public static CodeCompileUnit BuildHelloWorldGraph()
{            
    // Create a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph
    CodeCompileUnit CompileUnit = new CodeCompileUnit();

    // Declare a new namespace object and name it
    CodeNamespace Samples = new CodeNamespace("Samples");
    // Add the namespace object to the compile unit
    CompileUnit.Namespaces.Add( Samples );

    // Add a new namespace import for the System namespace
    Samples.Imports.Add( new CodeNamespaceImport("System") );            

    // Declare a new type object and name it
    CodeTypeDeclaration Class1 = new CodeTypeDeclaration("Class1");
    // Add the new type to the namespace object's type collection
    Samples.Types.Add(Class1);            

    // Declare a new code entry point method
    CodeEntryPointMethod Start = new CodeEntryPointMethod();
    // Create a new method invoke expression
    CodeMethodInvokeExpression cs1 = new CodeMethodInvokeExpression( 
        // Call the System.Console.WriteLine method
        new CodeTypeReferenceExpression("System.Console"), "WriteLine", 
        // Pass a primitive string parameter to the WriteLine method
        new CodePrimitiveExpression("Hello World!") );
    // Add the new method code statement
    Start.Statements.Add(new CodeExpressionStatement(cs1));        

    // Add the code entry point method to the type's members collection
    Class1.Members.Add( Start );

    return CompileUnit;

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Namespace: System.CodeDom

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

Assembly: System (in System.dll)

See Also

CodeEntryPointMethod Members | System.CodeDom Namespace | CodeMemberMethod