C# Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟C# Compiler and Intermediate Language

This chapter provides tutorial examples and notes on C# compiler and Intermediate Language. Topics include compiling C# source code with C# compiler; executing IL (Intermediate Language) bytecode; disassembling IL bytecode back to IL source code.

Compiling and Running C# Programs

Compilation - Converting Source Code to Bytecode

.NET Intermediate Language Disassembler

CLR Based PE (Portable Executable) Files

Disassembling Intermediate Language Bytecode

Assembling Intermediate Language Source Code

Takeaways:

• .NET C# compiler, csc.exe, compiles C# source into IL (Intermediate Language) bytecode and stores it in a PE (Portable Executable) file.
• .NET IL disassembler, ildasm.exe, disassembles IL bytecode back to IL source code.
• .NET IL assembler, ilasm.exe, assembles IL source code to IL bytecode.
• IL bytecode requires .NET CLR (Common Language Runtime) to execute.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of C# (C Sharp)

 Data Type and Variables

 Logical Expressions and Conditional Statements

 Arrays and Loop Statements

 Data Type Features

 Floating-Point Data Types

 Passing Parameters to Methods

 Execution Environment Class

 Visual C# 2010 Express Edition

 Class Features

►C# Compiler and Intermediate Language

 Compiling C# Source Code Files

 MSBuild - Microsoft Build Engine

 Memory Usages of Processes

 Multithreading in C#

 Async Feature from C# 5

 System.IO.FileInfo Class

 System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo Class

 WPF - Windows Presentation Foundation

 Partial Classes and Partial Methods

 Archived Tutorials

 References

 Full Version in PDF/ePUB

C# Compiler and Intermediate Language - Updated in 2022, by Herong Yang