Inheritance: TypeSpecificationSignature
        private static TypeSignature ReadTypeSignature(
            MetadataImage image,
            IBinaryStreamReader reader,
            RecursionProtection protection)
        {
            var elementType = (ElementType)reader.ReadByte();

            switch (elementType)
            {
            case ElementType.Array:
                return(ArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Boxed:
                return(BoxedTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.ByRef:
                return(ByReferenceTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.CModOpt:
                return(OptionalModifierSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.CModReqD:
                return(RequiredModifierSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Class:
                return(TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.FnPtr:
                return(FunctionPointerTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.GenericInst:
                return(GenericInstanceTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.MVar:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(image, reader, GenericParameterType.Method));

            case ElementType.Pinned:
                return(PinnedTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Ptr:
                return(PointerTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Sentinel:
                return(SentinelTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.SzArray:
                return(SzArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.ValueType:
                var type = TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection);
                type.IsValueType = true;
                return(type);

            case ElementType.Var:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(image, reader, GenericParameterType.Type));

            default:
                return(MsCorLibTypeSignature.FromElementType(image, elementType));
            }
        }
        public static TypeSignature FromReader(MetadataHeader header, IBinaryStreamReader reader)
        {
            var elementType = (ElementType)reader.ReadByte();

            switch (elementType)
            {
            case ElementType.Array:
                return(ArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Boxed:
                return(BoxedTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.ByRef:
                return(ByReferenceTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.CModOpt:
                return(OptionalModifierSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.CModReqD:
                return(RequiredModifierSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Class:
                return(TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.FnPtr:
                return(FunctionPointerTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.GenericInst:
                return(GenericInstanceTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.MVar:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(header, reader, GenericParameterType.Method));

            case ElementType.Pinned:
                return(PinnedTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Ptr:
                return(PointerTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Sentinel:
                return(SentinelTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.SzArray:
                return(SzArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.ValueType:
                var type = TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(header, reader);
                type.IsValueType = true;
                return(type);

            case ElementType.Var:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(header, reader, GenericParameterType.Type));

            default:
                return(MsCorLibTypeSignature.FromElementType(header, elementType));
            }
            throw new NotSupportedException();
        }
        public void CreateRequiredModifierField()
        {
            // set up temp assembly.
            var assembly = Utilities.CreateTempNetAssembly();
            var typeSystem = assembly.NetDirectory.MetadataHeader.TypeSystem;
            var tableStream = assembly.NetDirectory.MetadataHeader.GetStream<TableStream>();
            var fieldTable = tableStream.GetTable<FieldDefinition>();
            var importer = new ReferenceImporter(tableStream);

            // create field.
            var typeSignature = new RequiredModifierSignature(importer.ImportType(typeof(IsVolatile)), typeSystem.Int32);
            var field = new FieldDefinition(FieldName, FieldAttributes.Public | FieldAttributes.Static,
                new FieldSignature(typeSignature));
            fieldTable.Add(field);

            // build and validate.
            assembly = Utilities.RebuildNetAssembly(assembly);
            fieldTable = assembly.NetDirectory.MetadataHeader.GetStream<TableStream>().GetTable<FieldDefinition>();
            field = fieldTable.First(x => x.Name == FieldName);

            Assert.IsInstanceOfType(field.Signature.FieldType, typeof(RequiredModifierSignature));
            var newTypeSignature = (RequiredModifierSignature)field.Signature.FieldType;
            Utilities.ValidateType(typeSignature.ModifierType, newTypeSignature.ModifierType);
            Utilities.ValidateType(typeSignature.BaseType, newTypeSignature.BaseType);
        }
 private RequiredModifierSignature ImportRequiredModifierSignature(RequiredModifierSignature modReqType)
 {
     return new RequiredModifierSignature(ImportType(modReqType.ModifierType), ImportTypeSignature(modReqType.BaseType));
 }
        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether two types are considered equal according to their signature.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="signature1">The first type to compare.</param>
        /// <param name="signature2">The second type to compare.</param>
        /// <returns><c>True</c> if the types are considered equal, <c>False</c> otherwise.</returns>
        public bool MatchTypes(RequiredModifierSignature signature1, RequiredModifierSignature signature2)
        {
            if (signature1 == null && signature2 == null)
                return true;
            if (signature1 == null || signature2 == null)
                return false;

            return MatchTypes(signature1.ModifierType, signature2.ModifierType)
                && MatchTypes(signature1.BaseType, signature2.BaseType);
        }