the language compilers of the .NET framework emit meta data.why is the metadata impoetant?

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the language compilers of the .NET framework emit meta data.why is the metadata impoetant?

2007-03-22 04:17:06 · 2 answers · asked by biplab m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design

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They are used to match calls from the current assembly to another assembly.

2007-03-22 10:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by tagnaldaoc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

This metadata is used by the common language runtime to locate and load class types in the file, lay out object instances in memory, resolve method invocations and field references, translate MSIL to native code, enforce security, and perform a whole slew of additional features.

Interesting question.

2007-03-23 04:53:48 · answer #2 · answered by Smutty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋