Understanding Assemblies’ Metadata
As you know, when you build an executable with Visual Basic, you build a .NET assembly. An assembly is basically a container of metadata and code. Metadata is information that the CLR uses in correctly loading and running the assembly. Figure 47.1 represents how an assembly is structured.
Figure 47.1 How an assembly is structured.
The Assembly Metadata, also known as assembly manifest, basically provides assembly information such as the name, version, culture, copyright information, and signature. The Type Metadata contains information on types defined within the assembly, such as class names and names of class ...
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