A type can contain any number of further declarations. The directives .event, .field, .method, and .property are used to declare members of a type. The directive .class inside a type declaration is used to create a nested type, which is discussed in further detail in §II.10.6.
| ClassMember ::= | Description | Clause |
|---|---|---|
.class ClassHeader '{' ClassMember* '}' |
Defines a nested type. | §II.10.6 |
| .custom CustomDecl |
Custom attribute. | §II.21 |
| .data DataDecl |
Defines static data associated with the type. | §II.16.3 |
| .event EventHeader '{' EventMember* '}' |
Declares an event. | §II.18 |
| .field FieldDecl |
Declares a field belonging to the type. | §II.16 |
| .method MethodHeader '{' MethodBodyItem* '}' |
Declares a method of the type. | §II.15 |
| .override TypeSpec '::' MethodName with CallConv Type TypeSpec '::' MethodName '(' Parameters ')' |
Specifies that the first method is overridden by the definition of the second method. | §II.10.3.2 |
| .pack Int32 |
Used for explicit layout of fields. | §II.10.7 |
| .param type '[' Int32 ']' |
Specifies a type parameter for a generic type; for use in associating a custom attribute with that type parameter. | §II.15.4.1.5 |
| .property PropHeader '{' PropMember* '}' |
Declares a property of the type. | §II.17 |
| .size Int32 |
Used for explicit layout of fields. | §II.10.7 |
| | ExternSourceDecl | Source line information. | §II.5.7 |
| | SecurityDecl | Declarative security permissions. | §II.20 |
The top-to-bottom order of the .method definitions within a .class declaration (§II.10) is preserved in the MethodDef table (§22.26). This is required to support variance resolution in interface dispatch (§12.2).