Help needed with an assembly question

[Tommy Wang]

During an interview, I was asked with question 'how do you add information
to a .NET assembly as metadata' I really have no idea until now, could
someone please help? thanks in advance

 

[Michel van den Berg]

Dear Tommy Wang,

Have a look at: http://odetocode.com/Articles/288.aspx
So... I think (correct my if I am mistaken) the answer is: with attributes
Also see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...tml/cpconextendingmetadatausingattributes.asp

Hope I helped you,

Michel van den Berg

 

[Richard Grimes]

During an interview, I was asked with question 'how do you add
information to a .NET assembly as metadata' I really have no idea
until now, could someone please help? thanks in advance

The question is very broad, and requires a broad answer

1) Add a type to the assembly. Information about the type is added to
the metadata tables in the assembly.

2) Use a type in another assembly. There is a metadata table that
describes the types that you use in other assemblies.

3) Add an attribute. Some attributes add *custom* metadata to the
assembly (ie your own metadata that only you know about), others change
existing types of metadata.

Personally, I think the question was poorly written by someone who
didn't know much about .NET and if I was asked it in an interview I
would say so <g>.

Richard