How to define self referenced collection property ?
Type I want to build with Reflection Type Builder.
public class Sample
{
public Sample()
{
Items = new List<Sample>();
}
public List<Sample> Items { get; set; }
Public void AddSample(Sample item)
{
items.Add(item);
}
}
The code I write
AppDomain myDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
AssemblyName myAsmName = new AssemblyName("GenericEmit");
AssemblyBuilder myAssembly = myDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(myAsmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.RunAndSave);
ModuleBuilder myModule = myAssembly.DefineDynamicModule(myAsmName.Name, myAsmName.Name + ".dll");
TypeBuilder myType = myModule.DefineType("Sample", TypeAttributes.Public);
Type listOf = typeof(List<>);
Type selfContained = listOf.MakeGenericType(myType);
myType.DefineProperty("Items", PropertyAttributes.None, selfContained, null);
Type type= myType.CreateType();
Activator.CreateInstance(type);
myAssembly.Save(myAsmName.Name + ".dll");
You have to define manually the "backing field" by emitting field and define getter and setter for your property.
AppDomain myDomain = AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
AssemblyName myAsmName = new AssemblyName("GenericEmit");
AssemblyBuilder myAssembly = myDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(myAsmName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.RunAndSave);
ModuleBuilder myModule = myAssembly.DefineDynamicModule(myAsmName.Name, myAsmName.Name + ".dll");
TypeBuilder myType = myModule.DefineType("Sample", TypeAttributes.Public);
Type listOf = typeof(List<>);
Type selfContained = listOf.MakeGenericType(myType);
//define a backingfield
FieldBuilder field = myType.DefineField("<Items>_BackingField", selfContained, FieldAttributes.Private);
//define a parameterless constructor to initialize the field.
ConstructorBuilder constructor = myType.DefineConstructor(MethodAttributes.Public, CallingConventions.HasThis, Type.EmptyTypes);
ILGenerator constructorBody = constructor.GetILGenerator();
constructorBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
constructorBody.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(object).GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes));
constructorBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
constructorBody.Emit(OpCodes.Newobj, TypeBuilder.GetConstructor(selfContained, listOf.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes)));
constructorBody.Emit(OpCodes.Stfld, field);
constructorBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
//define the getter
MethodBuilder getter = myType.DefineMethod("get_Items", MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.HideBySig, selfContained, Type.EmptyTypes);
ILGenerator getterBody = getter.GetILGenerator();
getterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
getterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldfld, field);
getterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
//define the setter
MethodBuilder setter = myType.DefineMethod("set_Items", MethodAttributes.Public | MethodAttributes.HideBySig, typeof(void), new Type[] { selfContained });
ILGenerator setterBody = setter.GetILGenerator();
setterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
setterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1);
setterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Stfld, field);
setterBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
PropertyBuilder property = myType.DefineProperty("Items", PropertyAttributes.None, selfContained, null);
//Bind getter and setter
property.SetGetMethod(getter);
property.SetSetMethod(setter);
//AddSample method
var addSampleMethod = myType.DefineMethod("AddSample", MethodAttributes.Private, CallingConventions.HasThis, typeof(void), new Type[] { myType }};
var addSampleMethodBody = addSampleMethod.GetILGenerator();
addSampleMethodBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
addSampleMethodBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldfld, field);
addSampleMethodBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1);
addSampleMethodBody.Emit(OpCodes.Callvirt, TypeBuilder.GetMethod(selfContained, typeof(List<>).GetMethod("Add"));
addSampleMethodBody.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
Type type = myType.CreateType();
myAssembly.Save(myAsmName.Name + ".dll");
var sample = Activator.CreateInstance(type);