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Dynamic Code Generation Using CodeDOM

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1 Jul 2007Ms-PL12 min read 100.7K   2.4K   67  
This article explains how CodeDOM can be used to generate code dynamcially and build it using dynamic code compilation. It also explains how to apply custom attributes.
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace DynamicCodeGeneration.CustomAttributes
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Sample assembly level attribute
    /// </summary>
    [AttributeUsage( AttributeTargets.Assembly )]
    public sealed class AssemblyLevelAttribute : Attribute
    {
        private string _authorName;
        private GenerationMode _generationMode;

        /// <summary>
        /// The name of the Product that has been subscribed
        /// </summary>
        public string AuthorName
        {
            set
            {
                _authorName = value;
            }
            get
            {
                return _authorName;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The mode for which the plugin is designed (Server / OutlookClient or Both)
        /// </summary>
        public GenerationMode GenerationMode
        {
            set
            {
                _generationMode = value;
            }
            get
            {
                return _generationMode;
            }
        }

        #region Public

        /// <summary>
        /// Sample assembly level attribute
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="authorName"></param>
        /// <param name="generationMode"></param>
        public AssemblyLevelAttribute(string authorName, GenerationMode generationMode)
        {
            this.AuthorName = authorName;
            this.GenerationMode = generationMode;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

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