ReflectionUtility.cs


0:	// ReflectionUtility.cs
1:	// Copyright (C) 2001 Mike Krueger
2:	// Copyright (C) 2001 Andrea Paatz
3:	//
4:	// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
5:	// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
6:	// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
7:	// (at your option) any later version.
8:	//
9:	// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10:	// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11:	// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
12:	// GNU General Public License for more details.
13:	//
14:	// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
15:	// along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
16:	// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
17:
18:	using System;
19:	using System.IO;
20:	using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
21:	using System.Collections;
22:	using System.Drawing;
23:	using System.Reflection;
24:	using System.Resources;
25:	using System.Diagnostics;
26:	using System.Windows.Forms;
27:
28:	using SharpDevelop.Internal.Modules;
29:	using SharpDevelop.Tool.Data;
30:
31:	namespace SharpDevelop.Tool.Function {
32:
33:	public class ReflectionUtility
34:	{
35:	/// <summary>
36:	/// This method does load an assembly into memory. If you
37:	/// use Assembly.Load or Assembly.LoadFrom the assembly file
38:	/// locks. This method doesn't lock the assembly file.
39:	/// </summary>
40:	public static Assembly LoadAssembly(string filename)
41:	{
42:	if (!File.Exists(filename))
43:	throw new ApplicationException("can't find assembly " + filename);
44:
45:	FileStream fs = File.Open(filename, FileMode.Open);
46:	byte[] buffer = new byte[fs.Length];
47:	fs.Read(buffer, 0, (int)fs.Length);
48:	fs.Close();
49:
50:	return Assembly.Load(buffer);
51:	}
52:	}
53:	}