dotNET Hook Library.pptVIP

.NET Matthew Conover May 2002 What is .NET? .NET = dumb name .NET is a framework .NET is OS and platform independent .NET is language-insensitive .NET specs are publicly available Topics of Discussion Introduction to .NET Assemblies and Metadata Microsoft’s implementation of .NET .NET Hook Library (dotNetHookLibrary) Introduction to .NET .NET Specifications Partition I – Architecture Partition II – Metadata Partition III – Common Intermediate Language Partition IV – Library Partition V – Annexes Class Library (XML specification) Introduction to .NET Base Class Library (BCL) Shared among all languages Common Language Runtime (CLR) Hosts managed code Introduction to .NETBase Class Library Similar to Java’s System namespace. Used by all .NET applications Has classes for IO, threading, database, text, graphics, console, sockets/web/mail, security, cryptography, COM, run-time type discovery/invocation, assembly generation Introduction to .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) Common Type System (CTS) Execution Engine (EE) Introduction to .NETCommon Language Runtime Common Type System Specifies certain types required to be hosted by CLR Specifies rules for class, struct, enums, interface, delegate, etc. Everything is actually an object Introduction to .NETCommon Language Runtime Execution Engine Compiles Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) into native code Handles garbage collection Handles exceptions Enforces code access security (sandbox) Handles verification Managed v. Unmanaged Introduction to .NET Assemblies .NET Library/Executable (PE file format) Single-file or multi-file assemblies Modular design Eliminates DLL problems Locations resolved at runtime Components: Metadata MSIL (or native) code AssembliesPhysical Layout Assemblies .NET Executable (PE file format) Single-file or multi-file assemblies Modular design Components: Metadata MSIL (or native) code AssembliesMetadata Contains all .NET application data Very revealing! Needed for MSIL compilation Assembly