/// <summary>
/// Gets a method emitter for the static constructor of the type.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public MethodEmitter GetStaticConstructor()
{
if (staticConstructor == null)
{
var method = Target.Methods.Where(m => m.IsConstructor && m.IsStatic).FirstOrDefault();
if (method != null)
{
staticConstructor = new MethodEmitter(this, method);
}
else
{
method = new MethodDefinition(".cctor", MethodAttributes.Static | MethodAttributes.HideBySig | MethodAttributes.SpecialName | MethodAttributes.RTSpecialName | MethodAttributes.Private, Module.TypeSystem.Void);
if (Target.IsGenericInstance)
{
foreach (var generic in Target.GenericParameters)
{
method.GenericParameters.Add(generic);
}
}
Target.Methods.Add(method);
staticConstructor = new MethodEmitter(this, method);
staticConstructor.GetIL().Emit(Codes.Return);
}
var code = staticConstructor.GetIL();
code.Insert = CodeInsertion.Before;
code.Position = code.GetLast();
}
return(staticConstructor);
}
