Is there any concept in c++ like reflector in .Net

Question

i like to get code from c++ dll ,i know we easily get from .Net dll by reflector. Is there any method available in c++ for this?

Thanks In Advance

Answer 1

C++ is compiled directly to machine code. There's no intermediary language as in .NET. There are some C++ disassemblers you may take a look at. Hex-Rays decompiler is particularly good.

Answer 2

I believe you are talking about unmanaged C++. In that case, it is not possible. C++ is compiled into machine code unlike the managed languages which compile into an intermediate language which contain the metadata about the code which got compiled.

Answer 3

In short, no. Any 'reflection' must be through some hand coded mechanism.

Answer 4

No, C++ has nothing like RedGate's reflector, and is incapable of such a thing. A disassembler will not come close to what you are looking for.

Answer 5

Code for introspective capabilities can be generated from the output of Gcc-XML, or injected with OpenC++, but the C++ Standard itself doesn't require any particular facilities for this and no facilities/utilities for this are bundled with any popular compilers. It's also possible for a C++ program to read the debugging information in its own executable file, but it's definitely not particularly portable, fast, or likely to make for a robust solution.