self description Somebody ask for the code of the self descripting c# code i've done a few times ago here it is :


using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.CodeDom;
using System.CodeDom.Compiler;
using Microsoft.CSharp;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
namespace WindowsApplication2
{
/// Main form

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button bt_itself;
private System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox rt1;
private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

public Form1()
{
//
// Requis pour la prise en charge du Concepteur Windows Forms
//
InitializeComponent();
}

/// Nettoyage des ressources utilisées.
protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
{
if( disposing )
{
if (components != null)
{
components.Dispose();
}
}
base.Dispose( disposing );
}

#region Code généré par le Concepteur Windows Form
/// <summary>
/// Méthode requise pour la prise en charge du concepteur - ne modifiez pas
/// le contenu de cette méthode avec l'éditeur de code.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent() {
this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
this.rt1 = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();
this.bt_itself = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// listBox1
//
this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 360);
this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1016, 108);
this.listBox1.TabIndex = 3;
//
// rt1
//
this.rt1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 16);
this.rt1.Name = "rt1";
this.rt1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(632, 328);
this.rt1.TabIndex = 1;
this.rt1.Text = "richTextBox1";
//
// bt_itself
//
this.bt_itself.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(696, 40);
this.bt_itself.Name = "bt_itself";
this.bt_itself.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);
this.bt_itself.TabIndex = 0;
this.bt_itself.Text = "it self";
this.bt_itself.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.bt_itself_Click);
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(696, 8);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);
this.button1.TabIndex = 0;
this.button1.Text = "genere";
this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
//
// button2
//
this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(696, 72);
this.button2.Name = "button2";
this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);
this.button2.TabIndex = 4;
this.button2.Text = "compile";
this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);

//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(1032, 526);
this.Controls.Add(this.button2);
this.Controls.Add(this.listBox1);
this.Controls.Add(this.rt1);
this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.Controls.Add(this.bt_itself);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
}
#endregion

/// Point d'entrée principal de l'application.
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
// methode de base
string join(string[] arr,string sep)
{string strReturn="" ;
foreach (string elt in arr)
strReturn += elt+sep;
strReturn.Substring(0,strReturn.Length-sep.Length);

return strReturn;
}

void seekandreplace(string[] arr,string strSrc,string strReplace)
{
int i=0;
for(i=0;i<=arr.Length-1;i++)
{ if(arr[i]==strSrc)
arr[i]=strReplace;
}
}
string format (string str)
{
str = str.Replace("\\","\\\\");
str = str.Replace("\"","\\\"");
return str;
}
string joinformat(string[] arr,string sep)
{
string strReturn= "" ;
foreach (string elt in arr)
{ strReturn +=format( elt)+sep;}

strReturn = strReturn.Substring( 0,strReturn.Length-sep.Length);

return strReturn;
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//nothing special here
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{// here is starting the main part of the code:
//
//the CodeCompileUnit is the abstract code structure:

// Create a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph
CodeCompileUnit CompileUnit = new CodeCompileUnit();
// Declare a new namespace called Samples.
CodeNamespace Samples = new CodeNamespace("Samples");
// Add the new namespace to the compile unit.
CompileUnit.Namespaces.Add( Samples );

// Add the new namespace import for the System namespace.
Samples.Imports.Add( new CodeNamespaceImport("System") );

// Declare a new type called Class1.
CodeTypeDeclaration Class1 = new CodeTypeDeclaration("echo");
// Add the new type to the namespace's type collection.
Samples.Types.Add(Class1);

//a variable declaration
CodeVariableDeclarationStatement Var = new
CodeVariableDeclarationStatement("System.String","str1");
// Declare a new code entry point method
CodeEntryPointMethod Start = new CodeEntryPointMethod();
// Create a new method invocation expression.
CodeMethodInvokeExpression cs1 =
new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(
// Call the System.Console.WriteLine method.

new CodeTypeReferenceExpression("System.Console"), "ReadLine");
CodeAssignStatement as1 = new CodeAssignStatement(
new CodeVariableReferenceExpression("str1"),cs1);

// Create a new method invocation expression.
CodeMethodInvokeExpression cs2 =
new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(
// Call the System.Console.WriteLine method.
new CodeTypeReferenceExpression("System.Console"), "WriteLine");
cs2.Parameters.Add(new CodeVariableReferenceExpression(Var.Name));

Start.Statements.Add(Var);
// Add the new method code statement.
Start.Statements.Add( as1);
// Add the new method code statement.
Start.Statements.Add(new CodeExpressionStatement(cs2));

// Add the code entry point method to the type's members collection
Class1.Members.Add( Start );


System.IO.StringWriter Sw = new System.IO.StringWriter();


Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider provider =
new CSharpCodeProvider();
System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeGenerator generator = provider.CreateGenerator(Sw);
CodeGeneratorOptions genOptions = new CodeGeneratorOptions();

// The code generator should insert blank lines
genOptions.BlankLinesBetweenMembers = true;

try
{
generator.GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(CompileUnit,Sw,genOptions);
}
catch (Exception Exc)
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show (Exc.Message);
}
rt1.Text = Sw.ToString();

}

private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider provider =
new CSharpCodeProvider();
///
// Compilation
//instanciate csharp compiler
System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeCompiler MyCompiler = provider.CreateCompiler();
System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters cp = new CompilerParameters();
cp.GenerateExecutable = true;
cp.CompilerOptions= " /target:exe";
cp.ReferencedAssemblies.AddRange( new string[]{"System.Windows.Forms.dll","System.dll","System.drawing.dll",""});
//where your exe will be saved
cp.OutputAssembly = "c:\\echo.exe";
// Invoke compilation.
CompilerResults cr = MyCompiler.CompileAssemblyFromSource ( cp,rt1.Text);
//
// Return the results of compilation.

//eventually load compilation output to the listbox (usefull to debug)
listBox1.DataSource=cr.Output;

//where is it?
MessageBox.Show ( cr.PathToAssembly );
}

private void bt_itself_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
string[] arr=new string[]{
"using System;",
"using System.Collections;",
"using System.ComponentModel;",
"using System.Windows.Forms;",
"using System.CodeDom;",
"using System.CodeDom.Compiler;",
"using Microsoft.CSharp;",
"using System.Collections.Specialized;",
"namespace WindowsApplication2",
"{",
" /// Main form",
"",
" public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form",
" {",
" private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;",
" private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;",
" private System.Windows.Forms.Button bt_itself;",
" private System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox rt1;",
" private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;",
" private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;",
"",
" public Form1()",
" {",
" //",
" // Requis pour la prise en charge du Concepteur Windows Forms",
" //",
" InitializeComponent();",
" }",
"",
" /// Nettoyage des ressources utilisées.",
" protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )",
" {",
" if( disposing )",
" {",
" if (components != null)",
" {",
" components.Dispose();",
" }",
" }",
" base.Dispose( disposing );",
" }",
"",
" #region Code généré par le Concepteur Windows Form",
" /// <summary>",
" /// Méthode requise pour la prise en charge du concepteur - ne modifiez pas",
" /// le contenu de cette méthode avec l'éditeur de code.",
" /// </summary>",
" private void InitializeComponent() {",
" this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();",
" this.rt1 = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();",
" this.bt_itself = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();",
" this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();",
" this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();",
" this.SuspendLayout();",
" // ",
" // listBox1",
" // ",
" this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 360);",
" this.listBox1.Name = \"listBox1\";",
" this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1016, 108);",
" this.listBox1.TabIndex = 3;",
" // ",
" // rt1",
" // ",
" this.rt1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 16);",
" this.rt1.Name = \"rt1\";",
" this.rt1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(632, 328);",
" this.rt1.TabIndex = 1;",
" this.rt1.Text = \"richTextBox1\";",
" // ",
" // bt_itself",
" // ",
" this.bt_itself.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(696, 40);",
" this.bt_itself.Name = \"bt_itself\";",
" this.bt_itself.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);",
" this.bt_itself.TabIndex = 0;",
" this.bt_itself.Text = \"it self\";",
" this.bt_itself.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.bt_itself_Click);",
" // ",
" // button1",
" // ",
" this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(696, 8);",
" this.button1.Name = \"button1\";",
" this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);",
" this.button1.TabIndex = 0;",
" this.button1.Text = \"genere\";",
" this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);",
" // ",
" // button2",
" // ",
" this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(696, 72);",
" this.button2.Name = \"button2\";",
" this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 24);",
" this.button2.TabIndex = 4;",
" this.button2.Text = \"compile\";",
" this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);",
" ",
" // ",
" // Form1",
" // ",
" this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);",
" this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(1032, 526);",
" this.Controls.Add(this.button2);",
" this.Controls.Add(this.listBox1);",
" this.Controls.Add(this.rt1);",
" this.Controls.Add(this.button1);",
" this.Controls.Add(this.bt_itself);",
" this.Name = \"Form1\";",
" this.Text = \"Form1\";",
" this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);",
" this.ResumeLayout(false);",
" }",
" #endregion",
"",
" /// Point d'entrée principal de l'application.",
" [STAThread]",
" static void Main()",
" {",
" Application.Run(new Form1());",
" }",
"// methode de base ",
" string join(string[] arr,string sep)",
" {string strReturn=\"\" ;",
" foreach (string elt in arr)",
" strReturn += elt+sep;",
" strReturn.Substring(0,strReturn.Length-sep.Length);",
" ",
" return strReturn;",
" }",
"",
" void seekandreplace(string[] arr,string strSrc,string strReplace)",
" {",
" int i=0;",
" for(i=0;i<=arr.Length-1;i++)",
" { if(arr[i]==strSrc)",
" arr[i]=strReplace;",
" }",
" }",
" string format (string str)",
" {",
" str = str.Replace(\"\\\\\",\"\\\\\\\\\");",
" str = str.Replace(\"\\\"\",\"\\\\\\\"\");",
" return str; ",
" }",
" string joinformat(string[] arr,string sep)",
" {",
" string strReturn= \"\" ;",
" foreach (string elt in arr)",
" { strReturn +=format( elt)+sep;}",
" ",
" strReturn = strReturn.Substring( 0,strReturn.Length-sep.Length);",
" ",
" return strReturn;",
" }",
" private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)",
" {",
" //nothing special here ",
" }",
"",
" private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)",
" {// here is starting the main part of the code:",
" //",
" //the CodeCompileUnit is the abstract code structure:",
"",
" // Create a new CodeCompileUnit to contain the program graph",
" CodeCompileUnit CompileUnit = new CodeCompileUnit();",
" // Declare a new namespace called Samples.",
" CodeNamespace Samples = new CodeNamespace(\"Samples\");",
" // Add the new namespace to the compile unit.",
" CompileUnit.Namespaces.Add( Samples );",
"",
" // Add the new namespace import for the System namespace.",
" Samples.Imports.Add( new CodeNamespaceImport(\"System\") );",
"",
" // Declare a new type called Class1.",
" CodeTypeDeclaration Class1 = new CodeTypeDeclaration(\"echo\");",
" // Add the new type to the namespace's type collection.",
" Samples.Types.Add(Class1);",
"",
" //a variable declaration",
" CodeVariableDeclarationStatement Var = new",
" CodeVariableDeclarationStatement(\"System.String\",\"str1\");",
" // Declare a new code entry point method",
" CodeEntryPointMethod Start = new CodeEntryPointMethod();",
" // Create a new method invocation expression.",
" CodeMethodInvokeExpression cs1 =",
" new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(",
" // Call the System.Console.WriteLine method.",
" ",
" new CodeTypeReferenceExpression(\"System.Console\"), \"ReadLine\");",
" CodeAssignStatement as1 = new CodeAssignStatement(",
" new CodeVariableReferenceExpression(\"str1\"),cs1);",
"",
" // Create a new method invocation expression.",
" CodeMethodInvokeExpression cs2 =",
" new CodeMethodInvokeExpression(",
" // Call the System.Console.WriteLine method.",
" new CodeTypeReferenceExpression(\"System.Console\"), \"WriteLine\");",
" cs2.Parameters.Add(new CodeVariableReferenceExpression(Var.Name));",
"",
" Start.Statements.Add(Var);",
" // Add the new method code statement.",
" Start.Statements.Add( as1);",
" // Add the new method code statement.",
" Start.Statements.Add(new CodeExpressionStatement(cs2));",
"",
" // Add the code entry point method to the type's members collection",
" Class1.Members.Add( Start );",
"",
"",
" System.IO.StringWriter Sw = new System.IO.StringWriter();",
"",
" ",
" Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider provider =",
" new CSharpCodeProvider();",
" System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeGenerator generator = provider.CreateGenerator(Sw);",
" CodeGeneratorOptions genOptions = new CodeGeneratorOptions();",
"",
" // The code generator should insert blank lines ",
" genOptions.BlankLinesBetweenMembers = true;",
"",
" try",
" {",
" generator.GenerateCodeFromCompileUnit(CompileUnit,Sw,genOptions);",
" }",
" catch (Exception Exc)",
" {",
" System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show (Exc.Message);",
" }",
" rt1.Text = Sw.ToString();",
"",
" }",
" ",
" private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)",
" {",
" Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider provider =",
" new CSharpCodeProvider();",
" ///",
"// Compilation ",
" //instanciate csharp compiler",
" System.CodeDom.Compiler.ICodeCompiler MyCompiler = provider.CreateCompiler();",
" System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters cp = new CompilerParameters();",
" cp.GenerateExecutable = true;",
" cp.CompilerOptions= \" /target:exe\";",
" cp.ReferencedAssemblies.AddRange( new string[]{\"System.Windows.Forms.dll\",\"System.dll\",\"System.drawing.dll\",\"\"});",
" //where your exe will be saved",
" cp.OutputAssembly = \"c:\\\\echo.exe\";",
" // Invoke compilation.",
" CompilerResults cr = MyCompiler.CompileAssemblyFromSource ( cp,rt1.Text);",
" //",
" // Return the results of compilation.",
"",
" //eventually load compilation output to the listbox (usefull to debug)",
" listBox1.DataSource=cr.Output;",
"",
" //where is it? ",
" MessageBox.Show ( cr.PathToAssembly );",
" }",
"",
" private void bt_itself_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)",
" {",
" string[] arr=new string[]{",
"Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne bercent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone",
" };",
" seekandreplace(arr,\"Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne bercent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone\",\"\\\"\"+joinformat(arr,\"\\\",\\n\\\"\")+\"\\\"\");",
" this.rt1.Text = join(arr,\"\\n\");",
" }",
" }",
"}"
};
seekandreplace(arr,"Les sanglots longs des violons de l'automne bercent mon coeur d'une langueur monotone","\""+joinformat(arr,"\",\n\"")+"\"");
this.rt1.Text = join(arr,"\n");
}
}
}


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