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ICLRMetadataLocator::GetMetadata Method

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Called by the common language runtime (CLR) data access services to retrieve the metadata of an image.

HRESULT GetMetadata(
    [in]  LPCWSTR         imagePath,
    [in]  ULONG32         imageTimestamp,
    [in]  ULONG32         imageSize,
    [in]  GUID*           mvid,
    [in]  ULONG32         mdRva,
    [in]  ULONG32         flags,
    [in]  ULONG32         bufferSize,
    [out, size_is(bufferSize), length_is(*dataSize)]
                    BYTE*           buffer,
    [out] ULONG32*        dataSize
);

Parameters

  • imagePath
    [in] A string that specifies the path of the image file.

  • imageTimestamp
    [in] The time stamp of the image file.

  • imageSize
    [in] The size of the image file.

  • mvid
    [in] The globally unique identifier of the image.

  • mdRva
    [in] The relative virtual address (RVA) of the metadata. The address is relative to the image base address.

  • flags
    [in] Reserved for future use.

  • bufferSize
    [in] The size of the buffer in which to place the metadata.

  • buffer
    [out] The buffer in which to place the metadata.

  • dataSize
    [out] The size of the metadata that is returned.

Remarks

This method is implemented by the writer of the debugging application.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family

Header: ClrData.idl

Library: CorGuids.lib

.NET Framework Version: 2.0

See Also

Concepts

ICLRMetadataLocator Interface