| Intermediate Language |
| CLR Assembly Language - To Write/Code IL Programs |
| Programming Language Neutral | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL | .assembly MyApplication {} .method static void Main() { .entrypoint ret } |
| Object-Oriented, Stack-Oriented etc. : Feature | |
| Low Level, Block Structured, Case Sensitive and Free-Form Language | |
| Program |
| Set of Instructions - To Perform Specific Task |
| Combination of Tokens, Comments and White Spaces | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL Program | /* File : MyProgram.il */ .assembly extern mscorlib {} .assembly MyApplication { .ver 1:0:0:0 } .module MyApplication.exe .subsystem 3 .corflags 1 .namespace MyNamespace { .class private auto ansi MyClass extends [mscorlib]System.Object { .method private hidebysig static void Main(class [mscorlib]System.String[] myParameters) cil managed { .entrypoint .maxstack 1 ldstr "Hello, World" // Write to Console call void [mscorlib]System.Console::WriteLine(class [mscorlib]System.String) ret } .method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor() cil managed { .maxstack 1 ldarg.0 // Call a Constructor call instance void [mscorlib]System.Object::.ctor() ret } } } |
| .assembly, extern, MyApplication, .ver, .module, MyApplication.exe, .namespace, MyNamespace, .class, .private, auto, ansi, MyClass, extends, .method, private, hidebysig, static, Main, class, myParameters, cil managed, .entrypoint, .maxstack, ldstr, call, ret, public, specialname, rtspecialname, instance, .ctor, ldarg.0 etc. : Token /* File: MyProgram.il */, // Write to Console, // Call a Constructor : Comment Space Character, Tab Character, New Line Character : White Space | |
| Traditional Program to Display a Line of Text Hello, World | |
| Token |
| Smallest Element of Program |
| Recognized by the Assembler | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL Token | Directive, Attribute, Identifier, Instruction, Label etc. |
| .assembly, .ver, .module, .subsystem, .corflags, .namespace, .class, .method, .entrypoint, .maxstack : Directive Token extern, private, auto, ansi, extends, hidebysig, static, class, cil managed, public, specialname, rtspecialname, instance : Attribute Token MyAssembly, MyApplication.exe, MyNamespace, MyClass, Main, myParameters, .ctor : Identifier Token ldstr, ldarg.0, call, ret : Instruction Token | |
| Comment and White Space are Separator, Not Token | |
| Comment |
| Enhance Understanding of Program |
| Ignored by the Assembler | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL Comment | /* File : MyProgram.il */ // Write to Console // Call a Constructor |
| /**/ : Multi Line Comment // : Single Line Comment | |
| Play Important Role, In the Maintenance of Program | |
| White Space |
| Enhance Readability of Program |
| Extra White Spaces Ignored by the Assembler | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL White Space | Space Character, Tab Character, New Line Character etc. |
| Space Character : Space White Space Tab Character : Tab White Space New Line Character : New Line White Space | |
| To Act as Token Separator, At Least One White Space Character | |
| Directive |
| Declarations of Program like Creating Class or Method etc. |
| IL Directive to the Assembler | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL Directive | .assembly, .ver, .module, .subsystem, .corflags, .class, .method, .entrypoint, .maxstack etc. |
| .assembly : Assembly Directive .ver : Version Directive .module : Module Directive .subsystem : Subsystem Directive .corflags : COR Flags Directive .namespace : Namespace Directive .class : Class Directive .method : Method Directive .entrypoint : Entry Point Directive .maxstack : Maximum Stack Directive | |
| Remember, Starts with Period . Character | |
| Attribute |
| Features of Program like Accessiblity, Inheritance, Interoperability etc. |
| IL Attribute to the Assembler | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL Attribute | extern, private, auto, ansi, extends, hidebysig, static, class, cil managed, public, specialname, rtspecialname, instance etc. |
| extern : External Attribute private : Private Attribute auto : Auto Attribute ansi : ANSI Attribute extends : Extends Attribute hidebysig : Hide By Signature Attribute static : Static Attribute class : Class Attribute cil managed : CIL Managed Attribute public : Public Attribute specialname : Special Name Attribute rtspecialname : Runtime Special Name Attribute instance : Instance Attribute | |
| Remember, Don't Modify the Output of Program | |
| Instruction |
| Operations of Program like Call a Function etc. |
| IL Instruction to the Assembler | |
| Code Snippet | |
| IL Instruction | ldstr, ldarg.0, call, ret etc. |
| ldstr : Load String Instruction ldarg.0 : Load Argument Instruction call : Call Instruction ret : Return Instruction | |
| Remember, Starts without Period . Character | |